Friday, December 24, 2010

US returns items taken from MIT researcher, ACLU says - The Boston Globe

US returns items taken from MIT researcher, ACLU says - The Boston Globe

US returns items taken from MIT researcher, ACLU says

By Vivian Ho
Globe Correspondent / December 24, 2010

The electronic possessions of an MIT researcher who is a supporter of the soldier alleged to have given classified information to WikiLeaks were returned to him Wednesday, seven weeks after the US government confiscated them, the American Civil Liberties Union said yesterday.

David House, 23, returned to his Cambridge home Wednesday to find a box with the laptop, digital camera, and USB drive that were taken from him by Department of Homeland Security officials on Nov. 3 at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. House had been reentering the country after a trip to Mexico.

According to the US Customs Services Detention Notice and Custody Receipt for Detained Property, his belongings were detained for a simple border search. House, however, said he was questioned about his involvement with US Army

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