Why Dems Oppose Wiretaps

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Eliot Spitzer was revealed by wiretaps

Completely false. He was reported by his bank when they flagged his account transactions.

Spitzer Fall Began With Bank Reports

Last July, the North Fork Bank raised a red flag about suspicious financial transactions involving Gov. Eliot Spitzer. But for several months, the electronic report languished unnoticed in a vast Treasury Department database in Detroit.

In early fall, however, a separate report was filed by the HSBC bank about suspicious transactions connected to two shell companies, which drew the attention of investigators. That touched off an inquiry that led investigators to discover the July report on Mr. Spitzer, which showed he had made several wire transfers to those companies, according to three people briefed on the inquiry.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/13/ny...rssnyt&emc=rss

But speaking of wiretaps; I'd like to see the wiretaps on Bush, Cheney & Co. including DoJ and WH staffers.


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