United States v. Darby

OPINION AND ORDER

ROBERT G. DOUMAR, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

This matter comes before the Court on Two Motions to Suppress filed by Gerald Andrew Darby (“Defendant”). ECF Nos. 15, 18. For reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Defendant’s First Motion to Suppress, ECF No. 15, and DENIES Defendant’s Second Motion to Suppress, ECF No. 18.

I. BACKGROUND

The instant prosecution is the result of an FBI investigation into a website that facilitated the distribution of child pornography. The government seized control of this website and for a brief period of time operated it from a government…