The hush money caught the attention of the federal authorities, leading them in April 2018 to search Cohen’s home and office; a hotel room where he was staying; and a safe-deposit box.

The FBI violated people’s constitutional rights when it opened and ‘inventoried’ safe-deposit boxes at a Beverly Hills vault, an appeals court ruled.

The FBI violated people’s constitutional rights when it opened and “inventoried” the contents of hundreds of safe-deposit boxes during a raid on a Beverly Hills vault in 2021, a federal appellate court ruled Tuesday.

A couple of years ago, Doar did a search of unclaimed money from the government and discovered his now deceased mother had a safe-deposit box.

Don’t put the will or other important documents in a safe-deposit box.