When the FBI arrested Mr. Dimora in 2010, it had collected more than 60, 000 wiretapped conversations.

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Mr. Rajaratnam's trial was the first major insider-trading case in which wiretapped calls were played for jurors.

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Cetin Soysal, a CHP deputy, says at least 3, 000 people, among them AK officials, have been wiretapped in recent years.

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In one wiretapped phone call, two suspected criminals discussed cooking up a rumour that Mr Castresana was having an affair with a colleague.

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Russian authorities told U.S. officials before the bombings they had concerns about the family, but only revealed details of wiretapped conversations since the attack.

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Most worryingly, wiretapped conversations published in the Italian press suggested the governor had a close relationship with BPI and its boss (until recently), Gianpiero Fiorani.

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Mr. Bashir claimed Pakistan provided the U.S. in 2009 with content from wiretapped mobile phone conversations of bin Laden's courier, the man who would eventually lead them to the al Qaeda chief.

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Although Mr McTiernan is likely to be ordered to report to prison, his lawyer said there was still a motion before the judge to reduce or eliminate his sentence on the grounds there has never been any evidence presented that Mr Pellicano actually wiretapped Mr Roven.

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