FBI Sued After Allegedly Losing Valuable Rare Coins It Seized During Raid

Coins the FBI still has not given back are worth an estimated $123,419.

Donald Mellein, left, and Jeni Pearsons. Courtesy of Institute for Justice

The FBI is being sued after seizing the contents of safe deposit boxes and allegedly failing to return all of what it seized.

Donald Mellein was storing 110 gold coins in one of the boxes. The FBI initially said it did not have the coins, but Mr. Mellein’s legal action resulted in the agency acknowledging it did have 47 of them.