FBI Used Cash Bonuses To Encourage Agents To Wiretap More Americans, Whistleblower Says
FBI Used Cash Bonuses To Encourage Agents To Wiretap More Americans, Whistleblower Says Laurel Duggan on May 18, 2023 The FBI’s bonus structure encourages agents to arbitrarily use law enforcement tools including…
Defendants Plead Guilty in Cedar Rapids Heroin Wiretap Investigation
Two men who conspired to distribute heroin in Cedar Rapids pled guilty on June 2, 2022, in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Thomas Nathaniel May, age 27, from Iowa City, Iowa, and…
Wiretap of Cedar Rapids Heroin and Fentanyl Distributors Lands Vinton Man in Federal Prison for Nearly Four Years
A man who conspired to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and other synthetic opioids was sentenced today to more than three years in federal prison. Ryan Rick Schlitter, age 39, from Vinton, Iowa, received…
Three Plead Guilty to Cedar Rapids Heroin Conspiracy Uncovered by Wiretap Investigation
Three individuals who were caught conspiring to distribute heroin during a wiretap investigation pled guilty recently in federal court in Cedar Rapids. Cody Scott Deklotz, age 31, from Shellsburg, Iowa, Andrew James…
Israeli inquiry checking NSO database over police wiretap allegations
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM – A high-level Israeli inquiry into alleged warrantless wiretaps by police is examining a database provided by NSO Group, the manufacturer of the powerful hacking tool Pegasus, the…
Former Executive Director of Maryland Environmental Service Facing Federal and State Charges for Allegedly Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $276,731 From His Employer, and State Felony Violations of the Maryland Wiretap Statute
Baltimore, Maryland – As a result of a collaborative investigation, today a federal grand jury returned an indictment, and a state criminal information has been filed, charging Roy C. McGrath, age 52,…
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