Saturday, March 10, 2007

FBI improperly used Patriot Act to (Used boats) gain information on citizens, Justice Department says

WASHINGTON (AP) The FBI improperly and, in some cases, illegally used the USA Patriot Act to secretly obtain personal information about people in the United States, underreporting for three years how often it forced businesses to turn over customer data, a Justice Department audit concluded Friday. FBI agents sometimes demanded the data without proper authorization, according to a 126-page audit ...