[geeks] The DEA and warrant weirdness

[Bill Bradford]

On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 04:32:25PM -0500, Kirby Menzel wrote:
> We (meaning me and $partners) were contacted the other day after
> purchasing a competing web hosting company by the DEA.  They say they have
> a warrant to gain access to one of our client's files on our (recently
> purchased and moved) server.
> Here are my questions:  What responsibility do I now have toward the
> client?  How, from an admin and business-owner standpoint, do I keep
> ourselves out of trouble while our client gets busted?  Are we in any way
> liable?  Can the client sue us later for cooperating with the DEA?
> If anyone out there has had some experience with something similar, please
> enlighten me...  In the years of been doing this work, I've never had to
> deal with a law enforcement agency (except as a client. :)

Attorney.  Now.  

(its called "cover your ass").

Bill

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Bill Bradford     
mrbill at mrbill.net 
Austin, TX