FBI Bug Used Only Selectively, Paper Says
An FBI bug in the office of Philadelphia Mayor John Street was there only two weeks before it was discovered in the midst of his reelection campaign, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The judge who approved the device allowed FBI agents to listen only to conversations from a short list of visitors, the paper said, citing unidentified sources.
The FBI and the U.S. attorney in Philadelphia have refused to say what the inquiry is about, and a federal judge has denied a request to unseal search warrants related to the case.
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