Quote from: piqu3 on December 17, 2012, 01:09 amI was notified by a fairly solid source that the police (city/fed unknown) are planning to raid my house within the next couple of days.I have taken obvious steps ie. cleaning house, calming down, and just triple checking everything. What I'm scared about is text messages I have sent/recieved.Nothing like "Yo 3k elbows" or anything, but I'm sure the traffic my phone saw will raise some major flags...So now as i'm settling down a bit, I came here for advice on any other steps I should take. (really interested in getting rid of phone history)And an explanation of conspiracy, and how people get charged with it and what the ramifications are. I'm still <100k but fairly big for my town.Hope to hear from some of you fantastic minds...peace and loveThe problem isn't getting rid of the offending messages on the phone; it's not even getting rid of the phone itself. The thing you should be concerned about is data retention on the part of the cell phone carrier. If you are the subject of an investigation, it is almost certain that a preservation order will have been applied for -- this will cover: 1) Call history -- the telco will likely have a record of every number you've called (and every number that has called you) with that phone in the last several months to a year or more (if not two); and 2) Text message history -- the authorities may have requested the carrier to retain copies of all text messages sent/received to your phone number in the last year or two. 3) The telco may have data on file regarding the location of the phone; this is usually obtained through cell tower triangulation or GPS data; this may help map your movements over a period of time. (This data may also be subject to a preservation order.) 4) If your case is deemed important enough, they may even have arranged for a wiretap on your phone. If that is the case, then likely recordings exist of you talking business on the phone. The only way all of this can be avoided is by not using a cellphone for business in the first place. Another problem you may have is that this telco data may be used to map out a network of your business associates. If any of them have not been as careful in cleaning house, etc. then they may find themselves busted. What happens if they are offered a deal to roll over on you? That alone may be enough to earn you some jail time, even in the absence of hard evidence against you personally. The best advice I can give you is: lawyer-up -- you're likely to need one. NC