[yukoncornelius]

If this story went down exactly as Mike suggests the agent will lose her job or at least her federal law enforcement qualification.

On the other hand, Mike is pleading his case in the court of public opinion, and his reputation is likely going to get him a lot of popular support either warranted or unwarranted.

[jonknee]

My guess is that Mike gets his boat back and no one loses their job. He was probably rude and she was probably unreasonable. Nothing much will happen because of either situation.

[YokoZar]

What on earth makes you think the agency wouldn't cover for her even if it knew everything was true as stated?

[yukoncornelius]

If she acted as Mike suggests she likely has a history of being an idiot and CBP will be happy to reprimand/release her.

[vacri]

I remember the old days, when employee missteps would cause calls for a repremand or retraining. These days it seems that everyone thinks that the slightest misstep should have you fired.

[barry-cotter]

What? It's his word against hers and she's probably going to lie. Even if she doesn't lie this is not a firing offence because it's unliklely to piss off her boss in any way that makes them angry at her, rather than at some rich guy with a lawyer.

[ChuckMcM]

One can certainly hope so. But I don't hold high expectations. A note in her personnel file perhaps.

[wilfra]

That's a big if. I have a feeling her side of the story is much different. Probably including lots of blustering by him about how important he is and that he's a lawyer and how she's an idiot and the government is ridiculous.

I'd bet a lot that he's paying an asshole tax and if he had kept his cool, he'd have his boat.

[krichman]

I am personally fairly pleased his boat was taken, he's the one that inflicted TechCrunch on the public. But logically, I'm displeased that the government is doing things in this way.