Prosecutors halt vast, likely illegal DEA wiretap operation

Re:Prosecutors halt vast, likely illegal DEA wiretap operation by codys on Friday February 26, 2016 @04:22PM (#11184347)

The "prosecutors" of the title are the ones who were "authorizing" (along with a "single state court judge").

This is a voluntary reduction. Neither the judge nor the prosecutors authorizing the "likely illegal" wiretaps have been charged with any wrongdoing.

There is nothing in place to prevent a similar thing from occurring again.

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Re:Prosecutors halt vast, likely illegal DEA wiretap operation by lowbloodsugar on Friday February 26, 2016 @04:30PM (#11184404)

Indeed. "I definitely don’t apologize for using this tool to hit the cartels in Riverside County ... this is still a tool that I believe in."

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Re:Prosecutors halt vast, likely illegal DEA wiretap operation by adventured on Saturday February 27, 2016 @06:38AM (#11186834)

In cases like this, they almost always voluntarily pull back on questionably legal activities to prevent any kind of legislative (or similar) response that might stop future questionably legal endeavors. I'm sure that's what they've done in this case.

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Re:Prosecutors halt vast, likely illegal DEA wiretap operation by deelowe on Friday February 26, 2016 @04:48PM (#11184542)

Judges can't be charged with misinterpreting the law. They just get disbarred.

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Re:Prosecutors halt vast, likely illegal DEA wiretap operation by voxic11 on Friday February 26, 2016 @05:02PM (#11184628)

And persecutors also have absolute immunity. They can only be charged for things done entirely outside the scope of their duties.

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