United States v. Ford
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
184 F.3d 566 (1999)
- Written by Sharon Feldman, JD
Facts
Ford and his wife (defendants) operated a bingo hall that conducted games for charities. Starting in December 1991, Ford registered posts of the Regular Veterans Association (RVA) as charitable bingo game sponsors. A search warrant was executed at the bingo hall and RVA hall across the street. The affidavit supporting the warrant alleged violations of charitable-gaming laws and authorized seizure of broad categories of financial documents. Most of the documents at the RVA hall were seized, including documents related to other Ford-owned businesses and documents dated between 1984 and 1988 relating to a real estate deal. Ford and his wife were indicted for operating an illegal gambling business and money laundering. Ford was also charged with tax offenses relating to the real estate deal. Ford and his wife were convicted. On appeal, Ford argued that the evidence seized during the search should have been suppressed because the warrant violated the Fourth Amendment’s particularity requirement.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Gibson, J.)
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