By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer
Thu Jan 10, 9:49 PM ET
WASHINGTON - Telephone companies have cut off FBI wiretaps used to eavesdrop on suspected criminals because of the bureau's repeated failures to pay phone bills on time.
A Justice Department audit released Thursday blamed the lost connections on the FBI's lax oversight of money used in undercover investigations. In one office alone, unpaid costs for wiretaps from one phone company totaled $66,000.
Link to Yahoo story
FBI wiretaps dropped due to unpaid bills
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FBI wiretaps dropped due to unpaid bills
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