Posted on 01/18/2024 9:12:08 AM PST by Rusty0604
Federal investigators asked banks to search and filter customer transactions by using terms like "MAGA" and "Trump" as part of an investigation into Jan. 6, warning that purchases of "religious texts" could indicate "extremism," the House Judiciary Committee revealed Wednesday.
Fox News Digital has learned the committee also obtained documents that indicate officials suggested that banks query transactions with keywords like Dick's Sporting Goods, Cabela's, Bass Pro Shops and more.
The House Judiciary Committee and its subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government have been conducting oversight of federal law enforcement’s "receipt of information about American citizens without legal process and its engagement with the private sector."
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, distributed materials to financial institutions that outlined "typologies" of "various persons of interest" and provided the banks with "suggested search terms and Merchant Category Codes for identifying transactions on behalf of federal law enforcement."
The materials included a document recommending the use of generic terms like "Trump" and "MAGA" to "search Zelle payment messages" as well as a "prior FinCEN analysis" of "Lone Actor/Homegrown Violent Extremism Indicators."
"According to this analysis, FinCEN warned financial institutions of ‘extremism’ indicators that include ‘transportation charges, such as bus tickets, rental cars, or plane tickets, for travel areas with no apparent purpose,’ or ‘the purchase of books (including religious texts) and subscriptions to other media containing extremist views,’" Jordan detailed in a letter to the former director of FinCEN, Noah Bishoff, a career employee.
"In other words, FinCEN used large financial institutions to comb through the private transactions of their customers for suspicious charges on the basis of protected political and religious expression," Jordan wrote.
(Excerpt) Read more at judiciary.house.gov ...
How about the “Che Guevara esta muerte” merchandise? 🤯
the banks have been the feds secret police for quite awhile now....
“paging Mike Johnson, Mr.Speaker Mike Johnson..”
also re new Chekist/Gestapo/Stasi/NKVD headquarters, OH HELL NO !
-fJRoberts-
BTW.. This morning Bannon on Real America’s voice is fed up with congress.. House taking tomorrow off, snow day.. In case it snows.
Speaker Johnson making deals with dems..
Bannon said get rid of him! He’s no different than last one. Bannon wants border closed.. So do I.
I was there with you. Didn’t they just pass the NDAA with the spy program still in tact? Republicans voted for it too.
Those are both words that cause concern.
For some reason, that is never mentioned here…
Great plan!
Yes, I’ve met a few Cubans that lived through that. Makes me sick when popular personalities go there and praise their Healthcare. They don’t see the care the average Cubans get.
Look what Lulu has already done in Brazil the short time he’s been in office. And he’s treating Bolsonaro just like they’re treating Trump here.
We already are.
I'm afraid that's what God has planned next.....
lol, a neg and a pos canceling eachother
Typical of fascist type governments.
5.56mm
The FBI cannot be reformed.
It must be completely dismantled, it’s corrupt to the core.
Any new federal investigatory entity created to perform any essential service the FBI used to perform should be sharply constrained in size and authority.
Trump’s going to get there, just watch.
Hmmm...any federal agency including DoJ and FBI or other enforcement agencies must be strictly held to follow (to the letter), the 4th Amendment. Otherwise, they should be jailed for knowingly violating and conducting an insurrection against the constitution.
Is that a bad thing?
Included in this surveillance was purchase of Bibles!
What if one purchased a Bible as a Confirmation gift, or for a relative who had entered into the Orthodox Catechumenate?
No more biden/obama police state! Elect Trump overwhelmingly, and flush the perpetrators down the toilet!!
“Included in this surveillance was purchase of Bibles!”
Wow. Harsh. 100% unacceptable in America.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.