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wiretap

[wahyuhr-tap] / ˈwaɪərˌtæp /








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In fact, conspirators were overheard on a wiretap saying they “wouldn’t trust Joe” to agree to their scheme.

From Barron's Oct. 17, 2025

An investigation into the firings unearthed an even more alarming detail: the aides had been outed by a warrantless wiretap.

From Salon May 27, 2025

In March Gestalt sent her the statuette, she said, assuring her that it contained a wiretap and a tracker.

From BBC Jan. 25, 2024

But there was a question in the case about whether or not the warrantless wiretap that was undertaken in violation of state law could be included in the evidence in a federal trial.

From Slate Jan. 16, 2024

In all, the wiretap in "Harvey's Hole" recorded a staggering 433,000 conversations, giving America insight into the mind and plans of its main enemy.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

There are cases where there are millions of pages and the defendant needs significant time to review millions of pages of emails, text messages, and listen to hundreds of hours of wiretaps.

From Slate Jan. 7, 2026

On Tuesday, an appeals chamber found there had been insufficient evidence against Uribe, that wiretaps used in the trial had been illegally conducted, and that the trial judge had committed errors of "methodology."

From Barron's Oct. 21, 2025

He considered wiretaps on reporters, tax audits and contesting TV station licenses.

From Salon May 12, 2025

In a pre-planned press conference on gang violence on Wednesday, the Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer suggested police would not need concrete evidence to conduct the wiretaps.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2025

At last, technicians reached the Soviet cables, carefully exposing the inner wires and grafting on the wiretaps.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

The anti-corruption bureau shared part of a wiretapped conversation as part of its case and said six more people had been identified as suspects.

From BBC May 12, 2026

The intelligence officers scribbled notes on wiretapped phone calls and typed thousands of pages of reports on opposition activities.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 29, 2025

The anti-corruption agency then gradually released a series of videos featuring wiretapped conversations of those implicated in the scheme.

From Barron's Nov. 13, 2025

People I knew and I, myself, were wiretapped and followed by FBI and military intelligence agents.

From Salon May 6, 2025

There's no psi on us but we may be wiretapped by BEB—lots of law offices are and trainees connected with them.

From The Psilent Partner by Peterson, John Victor

Four people have been found guilty and given jail terms by a Greek court after a wiretapping scandal shook the country in 2022.

From BBC Feb. 26, 2026

Assuming they’d followed the law, arranging such surveillance would have involved a number of legal and technical steps, including securing a wiretapping warrant.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2025

Federal law is focused on preventing wiretapping, mandating that at least one party to the call knows that it’s being recorded.

From Slate Oct. 31, 2024

It violated the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, which requires warrants for national security wiretapping on domestic soil.

From New York Times Apr. 18, 2024

Saidy suggested that there was an actual plot to keep Fischer from becoming World Champion, and this involved the wiretapping of his parents’ phone.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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