Mar 11, 2010 0
Judge: DOJ Unlawfully Recorded Former Congressman’s Calls
The Justice Department unlawfully recorded privileged phone calls between former Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., and his lawyers during an insurance fraud probe, a federal magistrate judge in Arizona ruled Thursday in recommending the recordings be suppressed. Magistrate Judge Bernardo Velasco found that prosecutors made false statements to the supervising judge, but is recommending that Renzi’s motion to dismiss the indictment be denied, noting that the government’s conduct “does not rise to the level of outrageousness.”
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