Presto Vivace's Journal: FBI Wiretaps dropped due to unpaid bills

Deadbeat FBI can't pay its phone bills, so telcos kill wiretaps

Forget the constitution --- when it comes to wiretapping and Internet-tapping, for the telcos, it's only the bottom line that matters. The AP reports that a Justice Department audit has found that phone 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."