wiretap
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Cronje was undone when an Indian police wiretap of a bookmaker caught him in discussions about fixing matches.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
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
The case against him seemed damning when a wiretap captured a KGB officer instructing Ogorodnikova to lure Miller to Warsaw, which was part of the Soviet Bloc.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025
James Comey, the FBI director fired by Trump in 2017, kept a framed FBI letter requesting a wiretap on Dr. King in his office as a "reminder of the bureau's capacity to do wrong."
From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2025
The prosecutor’s office, following Terryl’s instinct, used wiretap evidence to secure a conviction.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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With genetic data unable to distinguish between them, investigators relied on phone records, surveillance footage, wiretaps and efforts to corroborate their whereabouts and movements, according to Le Parisien.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026
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
Within hours, at Kissinger’s request, the Federal Bureau of Investigation began placing wiretaps on the phones of Kissinger’s assistants.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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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
In a wiretapped call, Wertz said she was “taxing” smoke shops in San Pedro on Nania’s behalf, the affidavit said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
Whoever had wiretapped it would wonder why I didn't use it.
From Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
When asked about the wiretapping incident after the court session on Thursday, Jokowi told reporters that "we should all respect the ongoing legal process".
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Alfozan, who was denied bail after being deemed a flight risk, currently faces wiretapping allegations for allegedly bugging a conference room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Schmidt and the company are accused of violating the California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, and a section of the state penal code that prohibits wiretapping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
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
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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