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FBI Wiretaps Canceled for Non-Payment

Posted by timothy on from the in-united-states-bills-collect-you dept.

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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  1. Re:Let's get this out of the way by Jonesy69 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I see your "ha ha"

    And raise you a "ha ha Fuckers!"

    --
    Bought the ticket, taking the ride.
  2. Oval Office Scene.... by mudetroit · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dick Cheney walks into the Oval Office... "George Herbert Walker Bush! Do you see this phone bill! I guess we are just going to have to turn it off until you can afford to pay it yourself."

    1. Re:Oval Office Scene.... by parkrrrr · · Score: 5, Funny

      "George Herbert Walker Bush is my dad, you old coot!"

  3. Heh, by Jefan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can you hear me now?

  4. Re:Recommendations by stranger_to_himself · · Score: 5, Funny

    '16. Do not follow this recommendation'.