Thursday, January 21, 2010

FBI Got 2000 Phone Records With Fake Terrorism Emergencies: Report

F.B.I. Violated Rules in Obtaining Phone Records, Report Says -- New York Times

WASHINGTON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation improperly obtained calling records for more than 3,500 telephone accounts from 2003 to 2006 without following any legal procedures, according to a newly disclosed report by the Justice Department’s inspector general.

Instead, according to the 289-page report, F.B.I. agents informally requested the records from employees of three unidentified telephone companies who were stationed inside a bureau communications office.

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More News On the FBI In obtaining Our Phone Records

FBI tactics in terror probes 'troubling,' inspector general says -- L.A. Times
Inspector General Cites 'Egregious Breakdown' in FBI Oversight -- Washington Post
Watchdog: Telecoms let FBI read Americans' phone records -- McClatchy News
FBI faked terror alerts to get phone records -- The Register
US Investigator: FBI Phone Tracking Methods 'Troubling' -- Voice of America
FBI 'fabricated terror emergencies to get phone records' -- The Guardian
FBI got 2,000 phone records with fake terrorism emergencies: report -- Christian Science Monitor
Democrats blast FBI for improperly obtaining phone records -- Politico
DOJ: Operators Helped FBI Illegally Obtain Phone Records -- PC World
FBI Broke Law Spying on Americans’ Phone Records, Post Reports -- Threat Level
Response to Inspector General’s Review of FBI’s Use of Exigent Letters -- FBI

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