Using wiretaps, Federal investigators have turned up evidence that a number of state legislators may have taken bribes to protect the state's nascent gambling industry.

A lengthy federal investigation using wiretaps led to Hoover getting another life sentence in 1995.

The charges were dropped after it was disclosed that the government had used illegal wiretaps to obtain evidence.

The bill denied the administration the power to use foreign wiretaps that would have been illegal in the United States.

The police also came across evidence that Pellicano may have used illegal wiretaps.

Would have allowed the state to use roving wiretaps on suspected criminals.

In Connecticut, for example, smaller police departments cannot use wiretaps, even with a court order; they must go to the state police.

In this case, the ability to meet the objective of section 184.4 (using wiretaps in emergency situations) would not be impacted by a notice requirement.

The accused higher-up dealers were identified using wiretaps and other surveillance techniques, the prosecutor said.

For the first time, police acknowledged in his case the practice of using wiretaps on a journalists' telephones, which had been widely suspected.