2004 WIRETAP REPORT


Administrative Office of the United States Courts
Leonidas Ralph Mecham, Director

2004 Wiretap Report (For the Period January 1 Through December 31, 2004)

Text Tables

Table 1
Jurisdictions With Statutes Authorizing the Interception of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communications

Table 2
Intercept Orders Issued by Judges During Calendar Year 2004

Table 3
Major Offenses for Which Court-Authorized Intercepts Were Granted

Table 4
Summary of Interceptions of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communications

Table 5
Average Cost per Order

Table 6
Types of Surveillance Used, Arrests, and Convictions for Intercepts Installed

Table 7
Authorized Intercepts Granted Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 2519

Table 8
Summary of Supplementary Reports for Intercepts Terminated in Calendar Years 1997 Through 2003

Table 9
Arrests and Convictions Resulting From Intercepts Installed in Calendar Years 1994 Through 2004
 

Appendix Tables

Table A-1: United States District Courts
Report by Judges
Table A-2: United States District Courts
Supplementary Report by Prosecutors
Table B-1: State Courts
Report by Judges
Table B-2: State Courts
Supplementary Report by Prosecutors