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| | Searching and Seizing Computers and Obtaining Electronic Evidence in Criminal Investigations (July 2002) |
 | | For example, a drug kingpin might keep a list of who owes him money in a file stored in his desktop computer at home, or a money laundering operation might retain false financial records in a file on a network server. |
 | | The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. |
 | | Although the clerk was permitted to enter the room to perform his duties, and the guest had left his room key with the clerk, the Court concluded that the clerk could not consent to the search. |
| www.usdoj.gov /criminal/cybercrime/s&smanual2002.htm (15350 words) |
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