After the FBI seized their property along with 1,400 other customers, Mellein and Pearsons received a notice stating the FBI wanted to keep their property through a process known as civil forfeiture.

Civil forfeiture is legalized theft by the government

When pressed for a copy of the video inventory of the box, the FBI said that in its rush to process so much property, it had abandoned its initial plan to film the process, completing inventory paperwork instead, according to the Institute for Justice.

Uh huh…

In March 2023, after filing his claim, the FBI told Mellein it had investigated itself and that there was no evidence that it had done anything wrong or careless, according to the Institute for Justice.

Had investigated itself…right. Justice is served once again by the Feds…

The search became "frenzied" and "hectic" once the box opened. I'm guessing those thugs couldn't help themselves when they saw the pile of gold sitting in front of them.

They don't serve the people, they serve themselves.

Yup , they "lost" em alright