All articles tagged with #wiretap
The Supreme Court declined to hear Carter Page’s appeal against James Comey and other FBI officials over the 2016 FISA wiretap tied to the Russia investigation, leaving lower-court rulings that the suit is time-barred by a three-year statute of limitations; Page had urged starting the clock from the 2019 inspector general report, but the Court issued a brief order with no comment.
A wiretap was discovered in premises intended for Ukraine's military commander-in-chief, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, raising questions about a reported rift between him and President Volodymyr Zelensky. The device, found in a non-working state, was located in a room that could be used by Zaluzhnyi. Speculation suggests the wiretap could be the work of Russians or an internal attempt to gather intelligence or compromise the commander-in-chief. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has launched a criminal investigation, and Ukrainian media also reported the discovery of a wiretap in Zaluzhnyi's assistant's office. The incident follows the death of another assistant to Zaluzhnyi in November, which raised suspicions of sabotage.
Kyle Ellis, a close friend and roommate of murder suspect Brodey Murbarger, agreed to wear a wire for the FBI after learning that Murbarger may have been involved in the disappearance and murder of Megan Nichols. Ellis's secret recording played a crucial role in convicting Murbarger, who was sentenced to 50 years in prison. The case involved a complex web of teenage drama and strained relationships in a small farming community. Ellis, who had considered Murbarger a brother, described the murder as the "ultimate betrayal."