(Philadelphia) Mayor Street's office bugged

Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | Oct. 8, 2003 | Thomas J. Gibbons Jr & others

[End Times Sentinel]

In order to bug a top public official's office, legal experts said, federal prosecutors would have to receive approval from the Justice Department and a federal judge.

Prosecutors would have to persuade the judge that there was "probable cause" to believe there would be discussions about an ongoing crime, the experts said, and that they could not obtain that evidence through less-intrusive means. The order allowing such interceptions would be regularly reviewed by the authorizing judge.

The good news is that even if he steals the upcoming election, he'll likely be in the slam before his next term is up.

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sophisticated electronic listening device with multiple microphones

Pressed whether federal investigators themselves might have planted the bug, FBI spokeswoman Linda Vizi said the agency "would not confirm or deny" whether that was the case.

Things that make you go hum.........

[Chad Fairbanks]

???

[republicanwizard]

Gee, another big GOP pick-up this fall in the making.

[putupon]

Mayor John Street of Philadelphia

Within hours, the FBI said that the eavesdropping device was not related to the mayor's race,

So that means they're not planning on hanging this on Rush?

[Libertarian4Bush]

please don't call him that M-word.

[Libertarian4Bush]

please don't call him that M-word.

[Mo1]

The discovery yesterday came at a time of heightened worry in the Street camp about surveillance. About two weeks ago, the Street campaign hired a private security firm to conduct a sweep of the campaign office on Cherry Street, near 16th Street. No bugs were found.

OK .. why is Street hiring a private security firm to conduct sweeps??

And why is the FBI investigating Street?

Something is up

[Tribune7]

note the author

[Tribune7]

ping

[JohnnyZ]

Is he serious about that hair?

[putupon]

Is he serious about that hair?

Serious and series too.

I heard he's letting grow out, when it gets long enough, he's planning on getting conked.

Word on the street is he alway's wanted to be like Al Sharpton when he grows up.

[Ditto]

It's hard to believe there would be any corruption in the Philly mayor's office. < /sarcasm >

[fella]

Hmmmmmmmm? A demonrat in office and an on going crime? It's only natural.

[habs4ever]

ping!

[aristeides]

Officers from the Internal Affairs Division of the Philadelphia Police Department found the bug at 7:15 a.m. yesterday during a "sweep" of the mayor's office - City Hall Room 215 - for electronic devices. Such sweeps have been conducted periodically since the Goode administration, according to Police Commissioner Sylvester M. Johnson.

Why did they inform the mayor? Couldn't they have checked with the FBI and determined that the bug had been placed for legitimate law enforcement purposes?

[mabelkitty]

FBI

[mabelkitty]

Yes, I vaguely remember it. I think it was unions/schools/elections/money and involved fraud/corruption/violation of law/RICO.

Pick one from each group.

[Sir Gawain]

He said he had long worried about "the kind of access that people have to City Hall"

Typical Democrat.