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FOR 419 ARRESTSWiretaps Used133WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department reports it has used wiretaps or electronic surveillance in 133 cases in the past 18 months—and 419 persons have been arrested as a result.Sen. John L. McClellan, Ark,, said the accounting vindicated the judgment ofthe Senate in approving wiretapping with court permission.“Fortunately, the present administration is making forceful and effective use of it,” Me-Cl ell an said In placing the wiretapping report in the Congressional Record.McClellan said opponents of the bill that legalized wiretaps contended it would permit “promiscuous snooping and Hie invasion of privacy of American citizens without any corresponding gain to law enforcement.“These fears and predictions have in no way materialized,” he said. McClellan said there have been no reports of abuse or misuse of wiretapping powers.Henry E. Petersen, deputy as-1 sistant attorney general, said the Justice Department has applied to the courts for 137 wiretapping orders, obtained all but one, and used all but three.In each case, he said, Atty. Gen. John N. Mitchell has per-before authorizing its filing.Eighty-two of the cases involved gambling violations, 28 jinvolved narcotics, Petersen j said.He said 121 of the wiretaps were productive, producing 419 arrests and 325 indictments. Only five people have been convicted, he said, but that is because none of the cases involved has yet come to trial. The five convictions were produced by guilty pleas.McClellan said the results of “just a few of these court approved wiretaps” include:—Seizure of 124 pounds of heroin worth $8 million.—Breakup of two numbers racket rings operating in 60 locations in the, Midwest.—Recovery of $500,000 in stolen bonds.—Prevention of a murder andrecovery of the loot in a bankrobbery, both of which agents overheard being planned.McClellan said members of Cosa Nostra or other organized crime groups were involved in each of the cases he cited.1 Dead, Severalsonally approved the applicationjHurt in Fire
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Mon, Aug 03, 1970
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