Secret DHS Unit Profiles Americans' Finances To Trigger Traffic Stops
Agent Phelps described the unit, called PITT, in a discovery filing tied to Kyle Olson's criminal case, now central to Schott v. Babb.
- The unit, PITT, sits inside DHS and screens financial and travel records to flag drivers for stops.
- Agent Phelps disclosed PITT's methods in a discovery document filed in Kyle Olson's federal criminal case.
- The docket, Schott v. Babb, 5:23-cv-00706, sits in the Western District of Texas federal court.
Why it matters: When a bank record decides who gets pulled over, guilt is assigned before any evasion occurs.
Schott v. Babb docket, W.D. Tex. (5:23-cv-00706) ↗ · Sep 8, 20269/8/26