FBI Wiretaps Canceled for Non-Payment

grassy_knoll writes "Apparently, the FBI hasn't been paying the telcos for the wiretaps they've initiated, so the telcos have canceled the wiretaps. From the AP article linked: 'Telephone companies have cut off FBI wiretaps used to eavesdrop on suspected criminals because of the bureau's repeated failures to pay phone bills on time. A Justice Department audit released Thursday blamed the lost connections on the FBI's lax oversight of money used in undercover investigations. Poor supervision of the program also allowed one agent to steal $25,000, the audit said. In at least one case, a wiretap used in a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act investigation "was halted due to untimely payment," the audit found.'"

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Re:Who's watching the watchers?

[Dr. Cody]

The guy who modded me down? Also a Jew.

Re:Child porn is a trumped up boogeyman.

[FatSean]

If we can't take care of our own, why did we invade a foreign nation to 'fix' their problems?

I'm not talking about helping the Sudanese over our own people, but we did make Iraq way worse than it was under Saddam's rule. I think we have a responsibility to make it right. I do not think military presence is the way, BTW.