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anigbrowl
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Fujitsu bugs that sent innocent people to prison w...
Look up how much power postal inspectors have in the US. They can arrest you if you commit crimes that fall within their jurisdiction.
Eisenstein
on Jan 20, 2024
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The Postal Inspector in the USA is not a private entity, and they cannot prosecute you. There is not 'Postal Prosecutor' there is District Attorney and a Federal Prosecutor and they are either directly elected or appointed by elected officials.
anigbrowl
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That's why I said 'they can arrest you', a fact which surprises a lot of people when they first discover it.
Eisenstein
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Technically anyone can arrest you.
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