No. Wiretapping is one of the FBI’s most sensitive techniques and is strictly controlled by federal statutes. It is used infrequently and only to combat terrorism and the most serious crimes.

2020年1月11日 · The FBI apologized to the secret court that handles national security investigations for the way it conducted surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser during the 2016 election, according...

2019年9月10日 · Operation reWired, a monthslong, multi-agency effort to disrupt and dismantle international business email compromise (BEC) schemes, resulted in 281 arrests, including 74 in the...

This report summarizes the primary efforts of the FBI in combatting the BEC threat and its related scams (e.g., email account compromise or EAC) and real estate wire fraud (REWF) by working

2018年6月11日 · Federal authorities announced today a significant coordinated effort to disrupt Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes that are designed to intercept and hijack wire transfers from businesses and individuals, including many senior citizens.

2025年2月28日 · Once the FBI has completed its wiretap—whether they found evidence of criminal activity or not—the law requires that the target of the surveillance be notified. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2518(8)(d) , the government must serve an inventory notice on the wiretap target within a reasonable time after the surveillance ends.

The Digital Collection System Network (DCSNet) is the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)'s point-and-click surveillance system that can perform instant wiretaps on almost any telecommunications device in the United States.

The Federal Wiretap Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2522, better known as “Title III,” prohibits the interception and disclosure of wire, oral and electronic communications, as well as the manufacture, distribution and possession of such interception devices, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2511‐15.

If you suspect that the federal government has a wiretap on your phone, reach out to a federal criminal defense attorney right away.

On September 18, 2017, CNN reported that the FBI wiretapped Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chairman, from as early as 2014 through an unspecified time before the 2016 election, and also after the election through early 2017, pursuant to two separate FISA court orders. It has not been confirmed whether Trump's conversations with Manafort ...