'-, - v 1, -v v- 1 1- 1 Filed in Fourth Judic ial DistrictCourt 1 2/ 1/2017 12:08 :35 PM 1 Hennepin County, MN 1 Application STATEOF MINNESOTA,COUNTYOF HENNEPIN Paie 1- S DISTRICTCOURT APPLICATION FORSEARCH WARRANT I, David Lindman, a li censed peace officer in the State of Min ne sota, make an application to this Court for a warra nt to search the premises described be low , for the property and thing(s) described below . I know the content of th is application and affirm that the st atements contained in this ap p lication are tr ue ba ed on my own know ledge , or are be lieved to be true . I bel ieve tha t th e fo llow ing de cri bed property and thi ng(s), namely: Any/all user or subscriber information related to the Google searchesof: - Douglas• - Douglas• - Dougla s For the t imeframe of December 15 \ 2016 thru January 7th , 2017 The specific date/time the searches took place The user/subscriber information to include, but not limited to : name(s), address(es), telephone number(s), dates of birth, social security numbers, email c1 ddresses, payment information, account Information, IP addresses, and MAC addr esses of the person(s) who requested/completed the search is or are at the pre mise s descr ibed as: Custodian of Records Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 Fax: 650-249-3429 located in city or towns hi p of Edina, County of Hennepin , St ate of M innesota . , \'- nt • e r h .. , r ,,t.,e i toflow : h gt nd xe<:uted n an\ • w ~rra nt rt' I, te d to fin n i . I ~,1m s. lr1th t rev i w d th e levan t do lHnent s nci believe th e ollo\vlng to bt~ J- n a 7t 1 , tt vi t im , Douglas an d r~ported th at a perso, (s} h d tole , $28 .50 .00 fr n lin of er dit as, eel.It d w ith t h ir Spire red lt Un ion t e di 1g i n Th th eft took pla ce on or about Janu ry ,th 201 , . Police Depa rtme nt be gan to investigate the fra ud, wh er lnvest fgato rs hav r ha e reason to be lieve , t hat th e fo llow in g took place : • u pe t(s} tr ans erri ng r ,on ey from th e vic t im ' llne of er dit into the vi im _ saving account . The m ne\.,was th~n \.vir~d out of vktl n1s' s vlngs a count to a a o unt at Ban f Am ri a. • Th e suspec ) pro I ed, ia phor e or electronic means, Spire Cred it Unfo n the Identit y 11 o r ation or Dou gl t in lude name, date of birtt, , and oc lol ecurity n mber sot at th tr, n action cou ld be mp leted . Furthermf>re , th tr pect(s) faxed a forg d/ fake Un ited States P port in the name of Doug las to Spire redlt Un ion . The fa pu rp rted to be from t he vi -t im s' home te le phone number , how ev er th ts appeared to have been " spoo fed " . • The pict ure on the forged/ ak pa sport i not Doug la howev er , It doe appea.r to be a pi cture of omeo ne near the same ge. • A Googl e image search of " Oougl ... ...di pl ayed sevt'rnl image results to i nclude the photograph used on the forge d/f ak e pa sp rt . An lmege search usfn Yahoo and Bing searc h engi es displayed mult iple imag e resul ts as w II, howeve r , It did not display this photograph a on of the result . Ba , ed on th is, your offornt be ll ves th ~t the earch 27-CR-CV-17-1 Flied in Fourth Judicial District Court 2/1/2 017 12 :08 :35 PM Hennepin County, MN Application Page3 ~ 5 term of " Douglas••••• Is unique , and even more unique when used In the Google search engine . • A Hennepin County Administrat ive Subpoena was sent to Google Inc. requ~stlng subscribe r info rmat ion for anyone who had performed a Google search for "Douglas• · to include other various combinat ions of th is name. Google Inc. rejected the admini str ative subpoena request as they concluded that this request had to do with cont ent. Though Google lnc.'s rej ection of the admin istrative subpoena Is arguable, your affiant is applying for this search warrant so that the investigation of this case does not stall. Based on your affiant t rain ing and experience, your affiant knows that Internet Service Provide rs and/ or internet based businesses collect, save and/or store data that could include: • Subscriber information, to include names, dates of birth, email addresses, addresses, social security number , telephone numbers, account numbers, and more of people ut ilizing t heir service • IP Addresses and/or MACAddresses of persons/computers/connections services • Dates and t imes that users view/use their services • Info rmat ion re lated to t he content the user is viewing/using ut ilizing their Your affiant reque sts that the court grant this search warrant for Google Inc. so that the follow ing information can be obtained: • Any/a ll user or subscriber info rmation related to the Google searchesof : o Douglas l o Douglas• o Douglas- o Douglas st • For the timeframe of December 1 , 2016 thru January • The specific date/time the sea rehes took place ih, 2017 • The user/subscriber information to include, but not limited to : name(s), address(es), te lephone number(s), dates of birth, social security numbers, email addresses, payment informat ion, account informat ion, IP addresses, and MAC addresses of the person(s) who requested/completed the search Based on the aforementioned information, your affiant has reason to believe that the suspect(s) used the Google search engine to obtain a photograph of what they believed to 77 ,/171 Fi a,f Applicatio Page 4 - 5 r I ve d t who s arched for the v ctJm's name ti gator , can use t he informat io to assist warran s from Hennepin County Dist ict Court s s up a la , fore m nt portal web rte sot at egal process, re warr n , c n b scrv don hem electronically. (Endof Page) 2 -ffi-CV-17-1 lica ·o Page S - 5 I req a earc e Stat e , com anding Davi Li 0 f7 e abo e described pre ises or e described pro e and t i g(s , p o ert and hing( ) in cus od u til deal wit acco di g to la . a. I declare nd r enal o pe j u t at everyt ing at ed in t his document is true and correct . _ L _ __ JllriUUJo.a.r ildd Applicant : ~av'.!!'.J E i a Police Oep Electronicall Sig ed 02/ 1/20 17 9:03 He esota om an application att sted to Officer u d epin, oa by telephone Judicial Officer: nu.___ :!1:.o_ ryJ.....!::!La~r..:Ls .!... G!.-"!a ~ Judge o District Co Electro ica lly Sign ed 02/ 01/ 201 7 9: 2 AM _ _ 27-CR-CV-17-1 STATEOF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF HENNEPIN DlSTRICC TOUR SEARCH WARRANT TO: DAVID LINDMAN, A PEACEOFFICER OF THE STATE OF MI N N ESOTA. WHEREAS, Davi d Lindman hasth is day on oath m a de an app lic a tio n to th is Court for a war an t to search t e fo llow in g descr ibed pre is es : Custodian of Records Google Inc. 1600 Amp hitheatre Parkway Mountain View , CA 94043 Fax: 650 -249-3429 lo ca ted in city or townshi p of Edin a, Sta te of M in nesot a fo r th e foll ow in g desc rib ed prop e rty and th ing{s): Any / all user or subscriber information retated to the Gooeiesearches of: · Oouglasl - Dougla.s• • Douglas- • Douglas For the t imeframe of December 1st , 2016 thru January 7 th , 20 17 The specific date/time the searches took place The user/subscriber informat ion to include, but not limited to: nam e(s), address(es), te lephone number(s} , dates of birth , social secur ity numbers, emai l addresses ., payment information, account informatjon, IP addresses, and MACaddress esof the person(s)who requested/completed the search WHEREAS, th e ap pl icati on of David Lindm an was duly pr esen ted and read by the Court i and be ing fu lly adv ised in the pr em ises. NOW , THEREFORE , t he Court finds th at pr obab le cau se exists for th e issu ance of a search 27-CR-CV-17-1 Filed in Fourth Judicial District court 2/1/2017 12:08:35 PM Hennepin County, MN SearchWarrant Page2 - 3 wa rrant upon th following ground( ): • The prop rty or th ing above-described constit ut s evidence which tends to show a crime has b n commi tted , or tend s to show that a particular person has committed a crime . h court furth r finds th at pro bable cau e exists to believ t hat above-described property and t ing( ) i or are at t he above-described premises. (Endof Page) Sear Warra t Page 3 - 3 inne.sota, and an othe r n e to e er and search betwee the ho rs of 7 a.m. c ve-de crf e pre is.es, o t e described property and thing{st i g(s} i custod until dea lt with accord ing t o law . · • ,a , e ce o ce£ oft e S ate o B 7 E COU T --- AA="~-Judida l Office:r .,.G:.a::a:.::..ry11-=lal'. Judge of District Court Electronically Signed 02/ 01/20 17 9:U AM 8of9 27-CR-CV-17-1 Filed ln Fourth JudicialDistrictCourt 2/1/2017 12 :08 :35 PM Hennepincounty, MN STATEOF MINNESOTA,COUNTY OF Hennep in DISTRICTCOURT RECEIPT IN, VENTORY AND RETURN 1, Detective David Lindman , received the attached search warrant issued by the Honorable Judge Gary Larson , on 02/01/2017 , and have executed it as follows: Pursuant to the warrant, on 02/01/2017 described in the search warrant. , at 09 :35 [Z] Premises O Motor Vehicle o'cloc k~ , I searched the following O Person I have left a true and correct copy of the sear ch warrant (with) (in) (a t) Service of this search warrant was performed electronically via Goog le lnc.'s law enforcement portal. I received a confirmation email from Google Inc. that the y had receive d the search warrant . I took into custody the property and things listed below: (attach and identify addition sheets if necessary}. This search warrant was serv ed on an Internet Service Provider (ISP) or an Internet based business . Historically, Internet Service Providers are unable to provide the infor mation requested in the warrant immediately . This warrant is/ was f iled witho ut having received any in formation back from Google Inc. as of et. NOTARYPUBLIC· MINNESOTA MyCommission Expires Janua,y 31,2018 Checkthe appropriate: 0 I left a receipt for the property and things listed D ll) above with a copy of the warrant. None of the items set forth in the search warrant was found. 1 shall retain or deliver custody of said property as directed by court order. COPIESTO: • COURT • PROS.ATIORNEY "I decJare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct." Minn. Stat. 358.116. David Lindman (Signature) County: Hennepin • PEACEOFFICER .,.~ate: 02/0i/2017 State: Minnesota • PREMISES/MOTOVE R HICLE/PERSON