United States v. You Bin Yang and You Lin Yang

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

On October 30, 2002, You Bin Yang called the Eau Claire Police Department (“ECPD”) to report a burglary at his home. After processing the scene, Officer Brian Schneider asked Yang if he could take five notebooks for fingerprinting. Yang acceded to the request. At the time, the IRS was investigating Yang and his brother, You Lin Yang, for tax fraud. One of the officers who knew about the IRS investigation flipped through the notebooks’ pages and saw what appeared to be accounting information, which ultimately led to an indictment against Yang and his brother. They filed a…