Submission + - Man swallows USB flash drive evidence (thesmokinggun.com)
SlideRuleGuy writes: "In a bold and bizarre attempt to destroy evidence seized during a federal raid, a New York City man grabbed a flash drive and swallowed the data storage device while in the custody of Secret Service agents, records show... Florin Necula ingested the Kingston flash drive shortly after his January 21 arrest outside a bank in Queens, according to U.S. District Court filings...A Kingston executive said it was unclear if stomach acid could damage one of their drives. 'As you might imagine, we have no actual experience with someone swallowing a USB,...'"
I imagine that would be rather painful. But did he follow his mother's advice to him as a child, and chew thoroughly first? Apparently not, as the drive was surgically recovered.
I imagine that would be rather painful. But did he follow his mother's advice to him as a child, and chew thoroughly first? Apparently not, as the drive was surgically recovered.
