May an Officer Assume a False Identity Online in Order to “Friend” a Suspect?

Published for NC Criminal Law on May 17, 2016.

Officers are allowed to misrepresent their identities in the course of their investigations: they may pose as drug buyers, or prostitutes, or members of an organized crime syndicate. Is the same thing true online? In other words, may an officer claim to be someone else in order to “friend” a suspect on social media and ... Read more

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