p2pnet.net news:- A search warrant against YouTube and Hotmail has been executed by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency as part of an investigation against a drug trafficker threatening to kill his brother via YouTube’s video email, says Google Watch’s Steve Bryant.

According to the search warrant, the death threats, “were sent after the brother assisted Customs’ officers by informing them that the drug trafficker - who was living with his mother post-arrest - had falsified information relating to his sentencing, and that the trafficker was bragging about ‘pulling one over on the government’,” says the story, going on:

“But instead of sending the threats directly to his brother, the trafficker — apparently a YouTube member — sent them to his brother’s son, who has a Hotmail account.”

The search warrant wants “all images, text messages and other from any and all YouTube accounts associated with” and the drug trafficker’s name, as well as records from Hotmail pertaining to the death threat recipient, says Google Watch, adding:

“The email included a hyperlink to a video (since removed) and a description of that video which, translated into English from Spanish, read: ‘here is presented a video pertaining to Valentin Elizalde’s cause of death, and this song and video was made at the behest of El Chapo Guzman and is dedicated to his enemies…’

“The video included images of people who were apparently assassinated by gunfire. The personal message read: ‘Your dad needs to see this video before he makes phone calls. Thanks, XXXXXX’.”

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Also See:
Google Watch - US Customs seizes YouTube records in drug and death threat investigation, March 19, 2007

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