I'm in the middle of a suit against them for harassment received from surveillance employees. Can't say much more than that (active case), but it's extremely common. The methods used once surveillance is discovered are deliberately made to be so unusual that you're either terrified into silence or are afraid no one would believe you, so that the operation can continue.
I dunno. They applied COINTELPRO tactics from the 1960s to take down the Sicilian Mafia in the 1970s once Hoover was out of the picture. One of the best ways for cops to get some credibility is to bust somebody who deserves it.
Would love to hear more about this story if possible.
I’m not afraid of the FBI (just doing their job) but I don’t need to get crap from the other people who were involved in that story and might still be sore about the crazy stuff that went down.
The FBI stole my dog and threatened to steal my cat too if I didn’t keep quiet about it.