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by hondje 4693 days ago
By the time they let you know they're investigating you, they've been doing it awhile. This wasn't a friendly getting to know you, you are being investigated for federal crimes. See an attorney now, If/when they come back to arrest you it'll be a surprise.
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dm2 4693 days ago
That's not necessarily true. Yes, the FBI probably creates a file on everyone who purchases uranium in the US. FBI agents visit people regularly just to feel out their intentions and add to their file. If they see that you are a small start-up that is interested in energy generation, programming, and enjoys living life without any intentions of harming people, then they will note that in their file and leave you alone.

Yes, the FBI has a file on any activist, anyone who visits a country unfriendly to the US, anyone has a written a hateful email/letter to a public official, everyone who has committed a violent crime, anyone who owns a gun, and anyone who has the potential or motive to harm citizens. It's their JOB. It's what the organization was created to do.

Lookup how many major terrorist events are prevented by the FBI.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_the_United_States#...

Then they also prevent bank robberies, ID theft, public official corruption, and more.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation

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PavlovsCat 4693 days ago
What's the justification for the activists bit? Surely you didn't mean to say they were created for stuff like COINTELPRO?

Also, who above the age of two doesn't have the "potential" to harm citizens?

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alt2319 4692 days ago
Absolutely agree. The FBI agent investigating me was quite friendly on his first visit until I said I didn't want to talk to him without an attorney. He didn't even visit me until he'd spent a week talking to other people first, none of which mentioned it to me until much later. He was even less friendly in court.

It's no accident that they showed up dressed casually or that one "had" to use the restroom. Entirely planned. These are experienced investigators. The fact that multiple agents showed up is a bad sign. That means they're devoting some significant resources to this investigation.

I don't know if I would hire an attorney yet, but it might be time for everyone involved to ask around for recommendations and have some contact info for an attorney on hand in case you needed it.

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