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Fencing Investigations
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When investigating persons acting as fences, normally, immunity
should
not be sought for fences in order to prosecute thieves. Special
consideration
should also be given to the possibility of post-conviction grand jury
proceedings
for thieves in an effort to identify those fences with whom the thief has
dealt.
Informants familiar with the technicalities of particular fields of business
enterprise should be cultivated to provide information about fencing
operations.
The use of court-authorized electronic surveillance may often be necessary
in
such investigations. See 18 U.S.C. § 2516(c).
[cited in USAM 9-61.400] | |