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Criminal

Jan. 3, 2009

Lawsuit Noir: Couple Seek $60 Million After Agents Storm Desert Home

Federal agents raided Julia and B.J. Davis' hope in August 2005. The couple have filed a lawsuit accusing the government of retaliating against Julia Davis for launching a sexual harassment claim against her supervisor at the Department of Homeland Security in 2002.

By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer

RIVERSIDE - Dust churning and blades swirling, the U.S. government Black Hawk helicopter landed at Julia and B.J. Davis's desert home in August 2005. Assault-rifle-toting agents spilled out and stormed the house, seeking to arrest the couple.

The Davises weren't home. But Julia Davis' elderly parents were. Agents threw them to the ground and hogtied them. Then, without a search warrant, officials r...

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