- 5 - Goncalo empty their pockets and placed them in a holding cell. The Border Patrol station had limited space. Reese continued to question petitioner and Goncalo together and individually. When not being questioned, petitioner and Goncalo sat in the holding cell. During questioning at the Border Patrol station, Reese asked petitioner if he had filed tax returns in the past. Reese noted these tax questions in his routine report of the incident. Asking questions about tax returns is not standard practice for Border Patrol agents. After questioning petitioner and Goncalo on his own at the Border Patrol station, Reese telephoned DEA Special Agent Robert D. Parks (Parks) at his home and asked him to come to the station to talk with petitioner. After Parks arrived and asked petitioner questions, Parks telephoned Customs Service agents and asked them to talk to petitioner. Two or three Customs Service agents came to the station and asked petitioner questions. After petitioner was questioned by a total of four or five officers, he was told he was free to leave. The officers did not return petitioner's wallet or any of the seized currency before petitioner left the station. Reese did not inform petitioner that petitioner could refuse to answer his questions, refuse to accompany him toPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Next
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