Bush Anti-Terrorist Eavesdropping Spurs Criminal Investigations
Robert Schmidt and James Rowley write for Bloomberg News:
The Bush administration's use of clandestine eavesdropping to fight terrorism is fueling an increase in criminal cases that rely on cooperation between prosecutors and intelligence agents.More here.
Eliminating the wall that discouraged intelligence officials from sharing evidence with prosecutors has led to a quadrupling in the number of criminal investigations drawing on evidence gathered by spy agencies since the Sept. 11 attacks, the Justice Department says. The actual number is classified.
posted by Fergie @ 1/31/2008 02:15:00 AM
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