wiretap

Example Sentences

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The notifications are routine in wiretap investigations once surveillance ends, but the letters set off a wave of panic across California’s political power structure.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

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 Swedish government has proposed new legislation that would allow police to wiretap children under the age of 15 in an attempt to grapple with the problem.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 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