2024 Wiretap Report: Intercepts and Convictions Rise Federal and state courts reported a combined 9 percent increase in authorized wiretaps in 2024, compared with 2023, according to the Judiciary’s 2024 Wiretap Report
Wiretap Reports - United States Courts Reports information provided by federal and state officials on applications for orders for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications Data address offenses under investigation, types and locations of interception devices, and costs and duration of authorized intercepts Covers 12-month period ending December 31
Wiretap Report 2023 - United States Courts Eighty-two federal jurisdictions submitted reports of wiretap applications for 2023 The District of Utah authorized the most federal wiretaps, approximately 6 percent of the applications approved by federal judges Federal judges and state judges reported the authorization of 333 wiretaps and 54 wiretaps, respectively, for which the AO received no corresponding data from prosecuting officials
Wiretap Report 2024 - United States Courts The wiretap with the largest reported cost occurred in the Eastern District of California, where the cost of a 30-day federal wiretap in an illegal drugs investigation totaled $1,100,000 Methods of Surveillance The three major categories of surveillance are wire, oral, and electronic communications
Wiretap Report 2021 - United States Courts Wiretap Orders, Extensions, and Locations Table 2 presents the number of wiretap orders issued in each jurisdiction that provided reports, the number of extensions granted, the average lengths of the original periods authorized and any extensions, the total number of days in operation, and the locations of the communications intercepted
FOURTH AMENDMENT: WIRETAPS AND CELL PHONE SURVEILLANCE The objective of a wiretap is the same as a physical search -- to provide evidence that a crime has been committed Therefore, the full protections of the Fourth Amendment should apply to wiretaps as well as searches A search, by definition, cannot occur unless there is some physical intrusion into a tangible space
2023 Wiretap Report: Intercepts Fall, Arrests Rise Federal and state courts reported a combined 13 percent decrease in authorized wiretaps in 2023, compared with 2022, according to the Judiciary’s 2023 Wiretap Report Arrests in cases involving electronic surveillance increased, while convictions decreased
2022 Wiretap Report: Intercepts Rise, Arrests and Convictions Fall Federal and state courts reported a combined 7 percent increase in authorized wiretaps in 2022, compared with 2021, according to the Judiciary’s 2022 Wiretap Report Arrests and convictions in cases involving electronic surveillance decreased