In a recent report, it has been revealed that Bank of America handed over customer data to the FBI, without any directive from the bureau. The data included a list of customers who had made purchases in the Washington, D.C. area around the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, as well as the names of anyone who had previously purchased a weapon.

According to whistleblower George Hill, who testified before the House Judiciary Committee, Bank of America had datamined its customer base and voluntarily handed over the data to the FBI. However, many are questioning the legality and ethics of the bank’s actions, as innocent Americans were targeted and their privacy was violated.

This incident has only added to the growing distrust of the FBI, which has faced numerous scandals in recent years. The bureau has been accused of conspiring with Democrats to manufacture false claims of “Russia collusion” against former President Donald Trump, and of using manufactured evidence in federal court.

As more details emerge about the FBI’s involvement in the Capitol riot investigation, it remains to be seen how this will impact the bureau’s reputation and credibility in the eyes of the American people.

By Alki David

Alki David — Publisher, Media Architect, SIN Network Creator - live, direct-to-public communication, media infrastructure, accountability journalism, and independent distribution. Born in Lagos, Nigeria; educated in the United Kingdom and Switzerland; attended the Royal College of Art. Early internet broadcaster — participated in real-time public coverage during the 1997 Mars landing era using experimental online transmission from Beverly Hills. Founder of FilmOn, one of the earliest global internet television networks offering live and on-demand broadcasting outside legacy gatekeepers. Publisher of SHOCKYA — reporting since 2010 on systemic corruption inside the entertainment business and its expansion into law, finance, and regulation. Creator of the SIN Network (ShockYA Integrated Network), a federated media and civic-information infrastructure spanning investigative journalism, live TV, documentary, and court-record reporting. Lived and worked for over 40 years inside global media hubs including Malibu, Beverly Hills, London, Hong Kong and Gstaad. Early encounter with Julian Assange during the first Hologram USA operations proved a formative turning point — exposing the realities of lawfare, information suppression, and concentrated media power. Principal complainant and driving force behind what court filings describe as the largest consolidated media–legal accountability action on record, now before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. Relocated to Antigua & Barbuda and entered sustained legal, civic, and informational confrontation over media power, safeguarding, and accountability at Commonwealth scale.