You know how the dittoheads go on and on about how irresponsible liberals and other non-believers are so you've got to womder how they will explain this glaring ineptitude. How can Sean Hannity claim the GOP is "strong on national defense."?
FBI Wiretaps Dropped Due to Unpaid Bills
Jan 10, 9:49 PM (ET)
By LARA JAKES JORDAN
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.
In at least one case, a wiretap used in a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act investigation "was halted due to untimely payment," the audit found. FISA wiretaps are used in the government's most sensitive and secretive criminal and intelligence investigations, and allow eavesdropping on suspected terrorists or spies.
"We also found that late payments have resulted in telecommunications carriers actually disconnecting phone lines established to deliver surveillance results to the FBI, resulting in lost evidence," according to the audit by Inspector General Glenn A. Fine.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
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