Opinion ID: 793369
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Heading: Nexus with the Location Searched

Text: 85 The probable cause inquiry of whether an individual committed a crime is related but distinct from the probable cause inquiry for a search warrant. Blakeney, 942 F.2d at 1025. To demonstrate probable cause to justify the issuance of a search warrant, an affidavit must contain facts that indicate a fair probability that evidence of a crime will be located on the premises of the proposed search. Frazier, 423 F.3d at 531. Defendant's argument that there was no nexus between the locations searched; his home and his businesses, and the evidence sought is without merit. One does not need Supreme Court precedent to support the simple fact that records of illegal business activity are usually kept at either a business location or at the defendant's home. Likewise, personal financial records are also usually stored at a person's home or place of business. 86 Defendant's claim that these were conclusory statements based on the affiant's meager experience misses the mark; the affiant is a seasoned FBI Special Agent whose primary concentration is in financial crimes. Certainly his insight as to the probable location of the evidence of the crimes in this case cannot be denigrated as pathetic averments, as Defendant so states. (Michel Abboud Def.'s Br. 14.) Quite the contrary, the magistrate correctly relied on the affiant's experience in his assessment of the probable location of the evidence. 87