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Man Swallows USB Flash Drive Evidence

Posted by samzenpus on from the chew-it-up dept.

SlideRuleGuy writes "In a bold and bizarre attempt to destroy evidence seized during a federal raid, a New York City man grabbed a flash drive and swallowed the data storage device while in the custody of Secret Service agents. Records show Florin Necula ingested the Kingston flash drive shortly after his January 21 arrest outside a bank in Queens. A Kingston executive said it was unclear if stomach acid could damage one of their drives. 'As you might imagine, we have no actual experience with someone swallowing a USB.' I imagine that would be rather painful. But did he follow his mother's advice and chew thoroughly, first? Apparently not, as the drive was surgically recovered."

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  1. Re:the drive was surgically recovered. by snowraver1 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Stomach acid is very corrosive. If they left it, it's likely that any exposed PCB traces would be gone. Plus, why would you wait a day or two when you could risk a potemtial criminal's live by forcing them to undergo unnecessacary surgery?

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  2. Rights violation? by shaitand · · Score: 0, Troll

    Isn't this man considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law?

    What right do they have to risk the life of a presumed innocent man with dangerous surgery? A surgery like this permanently disfigures, in our legal system you can't even sentence someone to disfigurement like this as punishment after they have been convicted of a crime!

    If I were the man in question I would sue. If they try to press whatever charges are involved then I would claim double jeopardy, they have already exacted a cruel and unusual punishment.