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wiretap

[wahyuhr-tap] / ˈwaɪərˌtæp /








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Silverman also said police had conducted a wiretap operation in the case, but did not disclose the nature of it.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 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

Unnamed White House advisers who spoke with the Guardian said they raised the issue with aides close to Vice President JD Vance, only to find that the wiretap story was bunk.

From Salon May 27, 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

Beginning that very month, Harvey's wiretap commenced recording thousands of classified conversations among Soviet and East German military officials.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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

Nabu has been releasing new snippets of its investigation and wiretaps every day and on Tuesday it promised more would come.

From BBC Nov. 12, 2025

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

They do not, however, include the agency’s nefarious wiretaps of King that are scheduled for release in 2027.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2025

At last, technicians reached the Soviet cables, carefully exposing the inner wires and grafting on the wiretaps.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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

People I knew and I, myself, were wiretapped and followed by FBI and military intelligence agents.

From Salon May 6, 2025

Whoever had wiretapped it would wonder why I didn't use it.

From Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

The wiretapping scandal received international attention and scrutiny since one of the first victims, Nikos Androulakis, was an MEP.

From BBC Sep. 23, 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

Federal law is focused on preventing wiretapping, mandating that at least one party to the call knows that it’s being recorded.

From Slate Oct. 31, 2024

According to the memo, dated April 26, Los Angeles police brought a case to prosecutors in January, requesting that they charge Vasquez and Leon with illegally recording a conversation and wiretapping.

From Los Angeles Times May 10, 2024

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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