FBI runs secret air surveillance program with fake fronts
The FBI operates a small, high altitude and low flying aerial surveillance program using at least 13 fake companies to hide aircraft and pilots. Flights across 11 states and 30 cities are used for specific investigations without always requiring warrants for video but may need them for cell phone data. Officials say operations follow agency rules, while critics urge stronger civil liberty safeguards.
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Iowa
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AP Reveals FBI Drone Fleet Tied to Fake Companies
The AP traced at least 50 aircraft to the FBI with 115 planes cited to Congress in 2010. The agency urged the AP to withhold names of fake firms to avoid taxpayer costs and risks to surveillance, but the AP persisted, noting company names and addresses appear in public documents and government databases.
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