The 25-year-old’s alleged actions in the days after the attack suggest he was not exactly a criminal mastermind. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Council conducted a series of suspicious internet searches, for phrases like “SECGOV hack,” “telegram swap,” “how can I know for sure if I am being investigated by the FBI,” and “What are the signs you are under investigation by law enforcement or the FBI even if you have not been contacted by them.”
Okay, but how do you know? Anyone want to google it?
I’m guessing if you have to Google it, either you are or you won’t be easily convinced you aren’t.
I’m just curious because I’ve made some jokes in a thread about snipers before and I wonder if that triggered anything. But now with this article I realize that even if that one didn’t, my recent comment “I wish I could know if I have ever been investigated by the FBI” might have. And if neither did, then maybe this new one might.
Crap, I might go as well and say “hey FBI, investigate me”. So that I can now be sure.
…unless Lemmy is still out of their automatic tools?
I considered adding more to the joke here but got afraid it would be going too far. I think I’ll write a short story about someone who gets so paranoid about knowing if he’s on the FBI list or not that they end up actually doing some terrorism act just to be sure they are.
Better the devil you know.
I’m guessing some government department has a file on all of us based on what Snowden revealed.
If you really think you’re the subject of a criminal investigation and think there is some utility in engaging with it before it comes to you, retain a criminal defense attorney and let them start making phone calls and sending letters
If you search it, and they show up, you are indeed under investigation
I tried and it’s just a bunch of legal firms offering advice. There is also a result by the FBI themselves, trying to sell you a copy of your rap sheet lol
This is EXACTLY what Yahoo Answers was for!
Apart from providing material for the McElroy brothers, of course.