FBI-OUT OF CONTROL-Violated Law Over 1,000 Times (WAPO)

[kpete]

FBI Finds It Frequently Overstepped in Collecting Data

By John Solomon
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, June 14, 2007; A01

An internal FBI audit has found that the bureau potentially violated the law or agency rules more than 1,000 times while collecting data about domestic phone calls, e-mails and financial transactions in recent years, far more than was documented in a Justice Department report in March that ignited bipartisan congressional criticism.

The new audit covers just 10 percent of the bureau's national security investigations since 2002, and so the mistakes in the FBI's domestic surveillance efforts probably number several thousand, bureau officials said in interviews. The earlier report found 22 violations in a much smaller sampling.

The vast majority of the new violations were instances in which telephone companies and Internet providers gave agents phone and e-mail records the agents did not request and were not authorized to collect. The agents retained the information anyway in their files, which mostly concerned suspected terrorist or espionage activities.

more at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/13/AR2007061302453_pf.html


FBI Terror Watch List 'Out of Control'
June 13, 2007 8:55 AM

Justin Rood Reports:

A terrorist watch list compiled by the FBI has apparently swelled to include more than half a million names.

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"It grows seemingly without control or limitation," said ACLU senior legislative counsel Tim Sparapani of the terrorism watch list. Sparapani called the 509,000 figure "stunning."

"If we have 509,000 names on that list, the watch list is virtually useless," he told ABC News. "You'll be capturing innocent individuals with no connection to crime or terror."

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/06/fbi_terror_watc.html

[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. don't forget, Mueller said a couple of dozen, max.

AND that he would fix the problem.

Yeah, right.

NONE OF THIS ADMINISTRATION EVER TELLS THE TRUTH. If pressed, their memories fade. If subpeoned, they ignore the law. If given an opportunity to speak, they will lie.

[MissWaverly]

2. that is absurd

It's the best argument for warrants that I've seen, there is no way there are that many "terrorists" on
American soil.

[indepat]

3. Using federal resources for purely political purposes instead of combating terrorism

[SpiralHawk]

4. Republicons HATE America and all it stands for

Freaking fascist republicon fat cat control pigs living in fear of democracy

republicons are lacking in all honor

[Peace Patriot]

5. Mistakes?

"...so the **mistakes** in the FBI's domestic surveillance efforts probably number several thousand, bureau officials said."

Uh-huh.

"...which **mostly concerned** suspected terrorist or espionage activities."

Uh-huh.

And the others?