Wiretappers’ Ball

[robert l. bentham]

But the overwhelming U.S. government response has been to engage in the event not as a potential regulator but as a customer.​

The list of attendees for this year’s local Wiretappers’ Ball, held in October at the North Bethesda Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, included more than 35 federal agencies, Lucas said. The list, he added, included the FBI, the Secret Service and every branch of the military, along with the IRS, the Agriculture Department and the Interior Department’s Fish and Wildlife Service. None would comment on their participation in the event.​

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