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Criminal

Apr. 29, 2009

Los Angeles Leads Nation In Wiretaps

Los Angeles far and away led the country in federal law enforcement wiretaps last year, with drug investigations driving about half of the wiretaps, according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

By Robert Iafolla
Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - Los Angeles far and away led the country in federal law enforcement wiretaps last year, with drug investigations driving about half of the wiretaps, according to a report released Monday by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

Judges in the Central District of California, headquartered in Los Angeles, approved 63 federal wiretaps last year, outpacing the Southern District of New Y...

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