FBI blasted for illegally recording more than 200 hours of audio during an investigation
Aug02
A federal judge in the Bay Area ruled that the FBI violated the fourth amendment by recording more than 200 hours of conversation at the entrance to a court house. Agents planted concealed microphones around the San Mateo County Courthouse in 2009 and 2010 as part of an investigation into bid-rigging at public auctions for foreclosed homes. Bid-rigging is essentially a guaranteed contract even though a property is put up for auction anyway, if for nothing else, to make it appear fair and democratic. In November, lawyers representing five defendants filed a motion that the recordings were unconstitutional on fourth…
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