Judge questions FBI seizure of Beverly Hills safe deposit boxes
Print A retired flooring contractor was watching television one night last month when he saw a news report about federal agents raiding U.S. Private Vaults, a store in a Beverly Hills strip mall that let customers rent safe deposit boxes anonymously. He knew the place well. It’s near his home and, for years, he has rented a long, narrow box there to keep about $60,000 in cash, gold and silver. It also contained the title certificate for his pickup truck. The 69-year-old man, who declined to be named because of privacy and safety concerns, said he has kept the stockpile of currency and preci...
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