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6. I think the implication is he upgraded a lot

Thu Apr 26, 2018, 05:35 PM

Apr 2018

And hung on to the old ones.

Or, he might have used a lot of burner (disposable) phones to evade being monitored. That’s common in crime novels, especially for terrorists.

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Avenatti Says FBI Imaged 16 Michael Cohen Cell Phones [View all] DonViejo Apr 2018 OP

16 cell phones? rsdsharp Apr 2018 #1

You didn't lose your phone. You probably left it in your pocket on the day LuvLoogie Apr 2018 #12

bookmarking n/t rzemanfl Apr 2018 #41

I wish. rsdsharp Apr 2018 #58

I hope your wife is feeling better. Our laundry machines are in our basement. LuvLoogie Apr 2018 #60

She's fine now, thanks. That was nearly five years ago. rsdsharp Apr 2018 #61

Who needs 16 cell phones - unless they are up to something? The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #2

I read that the FBI seized dozens of cell phones from Manafort! BigmanPigman Apr 2018 #14

Probably most of them were burners FakeNoose Apr 2018 #17

I favour that explanation. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2018 #28

With any luck the FBI will be able to track those cell numbers to others. :) LiberalFighter Apr 2018 #33

Hey, if it worked for Gustavo Fring, it might work for Cohen hatrack Apr 2018 #36

Tip for criminals: don't keep the "burners" laying around. lagomorph777 Apr 2018 #51

Oh, they're going to burn some people, all right. n/t Orsino Apr 2018 #63

Yep, reminds me of how Manafort had 3 passports... SunSeeker Apr 2018 #20

+1 emulatorloo Apr 2018 #59

How does the state itcfish Apr 2018 #62

Probably filled w incriminating recordings he is too stupid to be able to copy to other devices. nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #24

Nobody thats doing nothing wrong!! nt 7962 Apr 2018 #40

Trump must be falling off or slipping back down his learning curve Hortensis Apr 2018 #3

Any chance a GPS record exists on those phones? exboyfil Apr 2018 #4

Google and FB have detailed call histories, gps, etc unc70 Apr 2018 #8

Good thing Sophiegirl Apr 2018 #31

Oh, my. 16 cell phones? PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #5

Youd need a briefcase just to carry the phones around! n/t woodsprite Apr 2018 #7

Or One Of Those Multi-Pocket Vests & Batman-Style Utility Belt nt smb Apr 2018 #49

OMG! Henry Winkler playing Cohen on SNL with one of those on! woodsprite Apr 2018 #55

I think the implication is he upgraded a lot truthisfreedom Apr 2018 #6

Cohen also could have put phones in another name then his Izzy Blue Apr 2018 #10

Yep. SergeStorms Apr 2018 #11

Yep quite true sdfernando Apr 2018 #13

Cohen is suspected of having recorded lots of calls. Probably on those phones, filling them up. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #25

#BiglyBad Achilleaze Apr 2018 #9

16 phones and a bottle of rum bucolic_frolic Apr 2018 #15

That sounds like a song from randy Rainbow! nt csziggy Apr 2018 #23

16 phones, and what do you get? forkol Apr 2018 #42

That's a good start! csziggy Apr 2018 #43

Funny WhiteTara Apr 2018 #44

Thanks guys! forkol Apr 2018 #46

Burn the swamp dwellers to the ground. ffr Apr 2018 #16

So many people in the same device. lagomorph777 Apr 2018 #54

And they ragged Hillary for destroying her old phones...... Historic NY Apr 2018 #18

I'm betting that Cohen is now wishing he had done that too Rorey Apr 2018 #56

I have a municipal owned computer, when I take it in Historic NY Apr 2018 #57

Someone forgot the "Burner Rules"... noneof_theabove Apr 2018 #19

What's a burner? One of those phones you throw away? nt Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #22

Bought anonymously. No phone records tying you to them. Except ... Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #26

A burner phone is typically a prepaid phone meow2u3 Apr 2018 #27

16 cell phones? That's suspicious, right there. Honeycombe8 Apr 2018 #21

I'm starting to think that an unfortunate accident may befall MC JDC Apr 2018 #29

Maybe A Special Snack Prepared By Chef Paul Onium nt smb Apr 2018 #50

If I recall, tRump does not email, just call mitch96 Apr 2018 #30

Or.. Sophiegirl Apr 2018 #32

Or.. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2018 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author AdamGG Apr 2018 #35

Burner phones wss2001 Apr 2018 #37

He's known for tapeing calls and also playing them for Trump and others to hear Izzy Blue Apr 2018 #39

Maybe He Didn't Know How To Transfer The Call Recordings smb Apr 2018 #52

Hmmm....16 phones.... paleotn Apr 2018 #38

His Fashion Sense Is Already Trending Toward "Pimp" smb Apr 2018 #53

I hope they're all flip phones n/t Julian Englis Apr 2018 #45

K&R Scurrilous Apr 2018 #47

Saul Goodman prudence54 Apr 2018 #48

Yep, I immediately thought of his drawer full of phones. n/t QC Apr 2018 #64