Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 08 Aug 2012 – FAIRBANKS – A judge or grand jury is not needed to force a utility cooperative to give police utility records of suspected pot growers, according to a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion reached Tuesday in a case involving Golden Valley Electric Association and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. In late 2010, the DEA served the Fairbanks electricity co-op with a subpoena demanding the power consumption and payment records for three customers. GVEA resisted, citing a policy of protecting customers’ records.
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