Was the RIAA deputized in Drama case?

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The NYT Magazine has a feature this weekend on DJ Drama, the Atlanta mixtape producer whose studios were recently raided by SWAT teams at the apparent behest of the RIAA. It seems like the writer was working on a profile before the arrest. One thing that struck me:

Kilgo works in the R.I.A.A.’s Atlanta office, and in the weeks before the raid, the local police chief said, R.I.A.A. investigators helped the police collect evidence and conduct surveillance at the studio. Kilgo consulted with the R.I.A.A.’s national headquarters in advance of the raid, and after the raid, a team of men wearing R.I.A.A. jackets was responsible for boxing the CDs and carting them to a warehouse for examination.

Men wearing RIAA jackets carting away CDs? Were they deputized? How’s an industry group involved in an alleged crime scene? Even if they consulted in the case. And really, RIAA jackets? Please.

Feb 19, 2007 | Comment | Tags: , , ,

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