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Audit Finds FBI Abused Patriot Act

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the watching-the-watchers dept.

happyslayer writes to mention that according to Yahoo! News a recent audit shows that the FBI has improperly and in some cases illegally utilized the Patriot Act to obtain information. "The audit by Justice Department Inspector General Glenn A. Fine found that FBI agents sometimes demanded personal data on individuals without proper authorization. The 126-page audit also found the FBI improperly obtained telephone records in non-emergency circumstances. The audit blames agent error and shoddy record-keeping for the bulk of the problems and did not find any indication of criminal misconduct. Still, 'we believe the improper or illegal uses we found involve serious misuses of national security letter authorities,' the audit concludes."

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  1. choices, choices... by User+956 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Audit Finds FBI Abused Patriot Act

    So did they snort it, or smoke it?

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  2. Surprised? by v1 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I mean really, this is the FBI. Is anyone really surprised by this? It's against their moral code to play by the rules.

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  3. Government agency abuses power by nsayer · · Score: 0, Redundant

    film at 11.