Milgram wrote in her memo that the results of the internal DEA review, which was launched following the Inspector General report, made it "clear that the TIP is not an effective way to utilize our ...

He was unaware he was speaking with DEA agents. He said they asked him about drugs and cash as they searched his bag at the gate. He was eventually cleared and boarded his flight.

After the case went public, the DEA returned the money. Another of the plaintiffs had $43,167 seized by the DEA as she was trying to fly home to Tampa, Florida, from Wilmington, North Carolina.