Monday, August 5, 2013

The DEA reportedly uses NSA surveillance data to prosecute Americans, and is covering it up

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Despite assurances from top intelligence officials that the National Security Agency only conducts certain surveillance operations to pursue suspected terrorists, a report from Reuters alleges that a secretive Drug Enforcement Administration unit is using NSA data to launch criminal investigations of US citizens for drug crimes. In a troubling twist, Reuters reports that the DEA is covering up its relationship with the NSA by training federal agents to retroactively recreate the investigative trail in an effort to conceal its NSA leads.


Reuters reports that the effort by the DEA's Special Operations Division (SOD) has resulted in the agency essentially lying to defense lawyers, prosecutors, and even judges about how their investigations...


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via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/5/4590452/dea-nsa-surveillance-cover-up

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