[Voptalk] FBI Wiretaps Dropped Due to Unpaid Bills

[Peter Thermos]

"WASHINGTON (AP) - 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."

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