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On the basis of the results of the investigation, Krehbiel
obtained search warrants for the three boxes at the BoA-
Sunnyvale. Krehbiel and police officers executed the warrants on
January 15, 1988. Box 1 contained $570,520, box 6346E contained
$707,800, and box 6348E contained $1,139,250. None of the boxes
contained any thing other than currency, which was not tested for
drug residue.
The investigators seized the currency, left a receipt in
each of the boxes, deposited the currency in a different branch
of the Bank of America, and received a cashier's check from the
bank for $2,417,570 made payable to the U.S. Marshals Service.
On October 4, 1988, petitioner returned to the BoA-Sunnyvale
to pay the rent on the three boxes. Bank employees delayed
petitioner while they summoned the police. When the police
officers arrived, petitioner identified himself as Michael Stark
and produced the phony Missouri driver's license as proof of his
identity. Petitioner was arrested by the police for presenting
false identification to a police officer, and he was advised that
he was to be charged with money laundering under the laws of the
State of California. Upon his arrest, the police searched
petitioner and found rent receipts for the safe deposit boxes at
the San Jose banks.1
When the police arrived at the BoA-Sunnyvale, they noticed a
woman standing next to a 1986 white 2-door Cadillac automobile
1The Sunnyvale-BoA and the San Jose Banks are collectively
referred to as the California Banks.
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