United States v. Nayyar

OPINION

Sweet, D.J.

This action was remanded by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to conduct a hearing with respect to computer evidence received at trial. Upon the facts and conclusions set forth below, the computer evidence will not be suppressed.

I. Prior Proceedings and Facts

In July 2009, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) began an investigation of defendant Patrick Nayyar (“Nay-yar” or the “Defendant”) that focused on Nayyar’s offers to sell to Hizballah military-grade weapons and supplies, including sniper rifles, armor-penetrating sniper bullets, Uzis, night-vision goggles, and…