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Texting With An Informant: Lessons From Pa. Wiretap Ruling

Law360, New York (June 29, 2015, 1:31 PM EDT) -- Last week, the Pennsylvania Superior Court issued an opinion in Commonwealth v. Curtis Doval Diego, in which the court addressed the scope of the Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act, and, specifically, whether text messages sent on an iPad were covered under the Wiretap Act. Although the case arose in the context of guns and drugs — suspected thefts of firearms and a setup heroin deal — the opinion nonetheless has implications for the use of informants and technology in a wide range of government investigations, including white collar crimes....

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