U.S. v. Saboonchl, 990 F.Supp.2d 538 (2014) ' KeyCite Yellow Flag • Negative Treatment Declined to Extend by United States v. Hassanshahi, D.D.C., December 1, 2014 990 F.Supp.2d 536 United States District Court, D. Maryland, Southern Division. UNITED STATES of America v. Ali SABOONCHI, et al. Criminal Case No. PWG-13—too. J Signed April 7, of the sovereign to protect itself by stopping and examining persons and property crossing into the country, are reasonable, within meaning of the Fourth Amendment, simply by virtue of the fact that they occur at the border. U.S.C.A. Const.Amend. 4. Cases that cite this headnote 121 Customs Duties 2014. aaGrounds or cause for stop, search, or seizure Synopsis Background: Defendant, indicted for multiple counts of unlawful export to an embargoed country and one count of conspiracy to export to an embargoed country, in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR), moved to suppress evidence obtained during warrantless forensic searches of his smartphones and flash drive. Holdings: The District Court, Paul W. Grimm, J., held that: (I) reasonable suspicion was required for performance of forensic searches of digital devices taken from defendant at border, and (2) reasonable suspicion existed to support such search. Motion denied. West Headnotes (19) Ill Customs Duties oiSearches and Seizures Government's interest in preventing the entry of unwanted persons and effects is at its zenith at the international border, and thus searches made at the border, pursuant to the long-standing right Routine searches of the persons and effects of entrants at a border are not subject to any requirement of reasonable suspicion, probable cause, or warrant. U.S.C.A. Const.Amend. 4. Cases that cite this headnote PI Customs Duties i• Searches and Seizures Even at the border, Fourth Amendment continues to protect a