Judge: FBI agents who exposed a World Cup gambling ring by pretending to be Internet repairmen acted unconstitutionally

The FBI ruse that uncovered an illegal gambling ring late last year and led to the arrest of a high-profile Malaysian businessman was unconstitutional and violated the man’s Fourth Amendment rights, a federal judge ruled on Friday.
Suspecting that three Caesars Palace villas in Las Vegas were hosting an illicit World Cup gambling ring last July, FBI agents sabotaged Darren Phua’s Internet service with the help of a hotel Wi-Fi contractor so that they could enter his hotel suite posing as Internet repairmen and gather evidence against him – all without a warrant.
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