SABT 7 A Title III &/Electronic Sur Law Flashcards
1 ID when Title IIIs must be used and the criminal violations within the primary investigative jurisdiction of ATF for which the law and ATF policy permit the use of Title III Electronic Surveillance Tech
1 Organized Criminal Activity
2 Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) inv
3 Terrorism or subversive activity
4 Illegal international FA trafficking
5 major illegal domestic FA trafficking
6 Possession of FA by a prohibited person where a substantial risk is posed to Public safety
2 Describe the administrative procedures, legal requirements, and workflow required to obtain judicial approval for Title III ES
Copy to AUSA, Copy to intelligence Div and HQ counsel, Should be sent to HQ thru field office Intell GS, IO/GS will forward to FA Intell Group, who will share it with HQ Counsel. B-Counsel and Intel Div review C-AUSA review D-Dept of Justice -OEO/ESU E-Submission to Ct F- Issuance of Ct order
3 Understand Title IIIs minimization requirements and how they impact on the operation of ES operations.
-what are protected convo LEO cant listen to
- must be familiar with the application
- may spot monitor for a reasonable time (only -3 minutes) to determine if convo subject to interception order, may spot monitor as often as necessary, but should allow at least 1 min to pass between each check
- Attorney client, atty can’t aide in comm of a crime
- Parishioner clergy member, Doctor Patient, Husband Wife
4 ID the legal and policy requirements that must be followed when conducting consensual monitoring.
Authorization must be approved by the ass director of Field Ops
A Person and agency to whom the information is disclosed
B Date and purpose of the disclosure
C A summary of the information disclosed
D specific dates, duration, target, etc of the the Title III order.
5 Id the laws and rules pertaining to the use of pen registers trap and trace, mobile tracking devices, video surveillance, and obtaining stored communications, Mail Covers, and FLIRs.
-Video only surveillance is governed by the 4th amendment, when REP is exist u need a SW,
-If no REP exist there is no need for a SW
SW in 6th circuit will require higher constitutional standards under Title III, PC need to show eist to believe that evidence of a FED crime will be obtained
who can issue a title III warrant
Federal District Ct Judge, (not magistrate) if you violate evidence will be suppressed, 5 yr penalty for violating (also a 4th amendment issue)
What case is the test for the 4th Amend REP)
Katz v US
Real time Oral communication that enter REP, real time interception of a wire, and electronic communication, bug in someone house
Need a title III
Consensual monitoring (body wire) Pen register/trap and trace -tool records -Pole camera -tracking devices -stored voice mail or email
Does not include Title III
Title II package must be approved by who
- what does it includes
- who to go to
AUSA, DOJ, ATF HQ,
- application, agents affidavit, courts order
- Fed circuit Judge not magistrate
If the bad guy have 9 different locations and phone,
All need to be ID, est PC, targets are using the facility
how long are title IIIs good for
- can you apply for extensions
- Is there a limit to the # of extensions that may be granted,
30 days max, district ct can give an extension,
-affirm that Minimization procedures will be followed
-Need a Memo from DOJ approval and be signed by the AUSA under oath (not ATF)
-(OEO) Office of Electronic review Title III
should be prepared and filed prior to the expiration of initial 30 days
(No limit of extensions)
Title III must have in application
List of dirty calls with the phone, show they have violations done on the phone.
-Tell why a normal Inv will not work, how all others have failed
ST 1 -Prepare the affidavit -copy to AUSA , Copy to intelligence Div 2 Review AuSA will review and comment intell will forward to counsel and prepare memo for ADFO 3 Submission to DOJ 7-10 days -Doj office of Enforcement OP (OEO) 4 Submission to CT 5- Issuance of Ct order
Procedure of Tittle III
Attorney Client
Priest penitent
-Doctor Patient
-Husband wife
Privileged Communications
new crimes separate from Title what do you need to get
A separate title III, can’t listen until you get the new one.
Conspiracy threatening Nat security
- cons involving org. crime
- immediate threat of death or serious injury
Emergency Title III (almost instant) (within 48 hours to approve for a real T-3) must be approved by the Director of ATF , not prior authorization by district court judge
18 USC Section 2518(7)
When targets use un ID or random facilities
Roving Interceptions
Treat these like 6E material, can’t tell anyone
Title III
Cts will notify the target of Title III intercept of the App within 90 days of the denial of application or within 90 days of the termination of the surveillance
- unless extension is granted
- Gov must demonstrate good cause for the delay
Notice to the targets (Gov may request a delay of the notification for good cause)
one party to a communication has given consent to monitoring, no court order required
Consensual Monitoring,
RAC or GS approve
, AUSA has to be notified
Sensitive Cases
- Who approves
- How many parties can consent
involving members of congress, federal judges, and any other Fed official holding a position of executive level IV, Public officials, FLEO, diplomatic corps, protected witnesses, Fed prisoners
- DOJ approves (oeo)
- one party can consent
Good for 60 days
- Court order
- Attorney for Gov must certify that info likely to be obtained is relevant to an ongoing crime inve``
- extensions may be made, need new showing must be made that requirement of title 18 USC 3122 have been met
Pen Register / Trap and Trace
device which records or decodes dialing, routing, address, or signaling info transmitted by an instrument or facility from which a wire or electronic communication is transmitted, provided, shall not Include the content of any communication ( Numbers out )
Pen Register
captures the incoming electronic or originating number or other dialing, routing, addressing, and signaling info likely to ID the source of a wire or electronic communication shall not include the content of any communications Numbers In
-What judge can issue this
Trap/Trace
(email not included bc of the Patriot Act) give source destination phone numbers, times, etc
-Not govern my Title III not a search requires no 4th amendment
Federal magistrate
Content of the email real time
T-III not real time = search warrant