Wiretap - United States Courts Table Wire 9—Wiretap Wiretap (December 31, 2020) xlsx, 7 95 KB Intercepts of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communications Authorized by U S District Courts and Terminated
Wiretap Report 2020 - United States Courts The average cost of a wiretap in 2020 was $119,418, up 59 percent from the average cost in 2019 The most expensive state wiretap that resulted in reported arrests was in New York, where costs for an 83-day wiretap conducted to investigate a narcotics offense resulted in 20 arrests and totaled $1,383,476
Wiretap Report 2021 - United States Courts The state wiretap with the most intercepts was a 210-day wiretap for an illegal drugs investigation in the Third Judicial District of New York, which resulted in the interception of 228,566 messages See Table A-1 and Table B-1 for data on lengths and numbers of intercepts Encryption
Wiretap Report 2023 - United States Courts The Western District of Pennsylvania (PA-W) conducted the longest federal wiretap that was terminated in 2023 One original order in PA-W was extended 9 times to complete a 280-day wiretap used in a narcotics investigation An order in the Southern District of Indiana was extended 6 times to complete a 210-day wiretap in a conspiracy investigation
2022 Wiretap Report: Intercepts Rise, Arrests and Convictions Fall The average cost of a wiretap in 2022 was $101,837, down 37 percent from the prior year The numbers include the cost of installing intercept devices and monitoring communications The Administrative Office of the U S Courts is required by statute to report annually to Congress by June 30 on the number and nature of wiretaps concluded in the
Guidance for Completing Federal WT-2 Wiretap Reports - United States Courts to be received by the AOUSC for both denied wiretap applications and expired wiretap orders from the previous year TIP Although January 31st is the due date, it is a good practice to submit WT-2 Judge’s Reports throughout the year as wiretap orders terminate Some courts set a 30 day reminder that occurs after an order or extension is granted
2020 Wiretap Report: Intercepts and Convictions Decrease The average cost of a wiretap in 2020 was $119,418, up 59 percent from $75,160 the year before The numbers include the cost of installing intercept devices and monitoring communications The Administrative Office is required by statute to report annually to Congress by June 30 on the number and nature of wiretaps concluded in the prior year
2023 Wiretap Report: Intercepts Fall, Arrests Rise - United States Courts The longest state-authorized wiretap occurred in Monroe, New York, where an original order was extended 26 times to complete a 733-day wiretap used in a narcotics investigation The average cost of a wiretap in 2023 was approximately $1 7 million, up significantly from the prior year