My 8-year-old news website (blog) that reviews the US labor market with charts based on government statistics and executive summaries of significant events since last week has been shut down by GoDaddy/Secret Service. We don't send emails. We don't sell products. There has been no recent change in the website look or feel, frequency, or content update. Yesterday, on April 17, 2020, around noon, the unemployment-extension.org domain was shut down by GoDaddy without any prior notice, due process, or court order. And no live person was available to provide an explanation.
Later we received a letter that stipulated that:
"The domain name was suspended as part of an ongoing law enforcement investigation. In order to resolve this issue, we kindly ask that you contact the officer in charge:
Officer Name: Special Agent Mark Smith Agency: US Department of Homeland Security Title and /or Department: United States Secret Service Phone Number: 202-763-9290 Official email address: mark.smith@usss.dhs.gov"
The Secret Service agent told me something along the lines that the domain is under investigation, and an attorney from their Pittsburgh office will contact me. (I hope I've heard this right.) And he is not able to provide any additional information.
I need help. What do I do now?
