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FBI wiretaps dropped due to unpaid bills (AP via Yahoo! News) - Telephone companies have cut off FBI wiretaps used to eavesdrop on suspected criminals because of the bureau's repeated failures to pay phone bills on time.

FBI phone taps cut off over unpaid bills (AFP via Yahoo! News) - The FBI has failed to pay phone bills on time, causing telecommunication firms to temporarily cut off wiretaps used for terrorism investigations, an audit found.

FEC Adds Fine to Hastert's Legal Bills in Mark Foley Case (Washington Post) - As if the House page scandal involving former representative Mark Foley (R-Fla.) hadn't done enough damage to Republicans, now we discover that legal bills arising from it landed former speaker J. Dennis Hastert's campaign committee in hot water with the Federal Election Commission.

FBI wiretaps cut for unpaid bills (BBC News) - The FBI has had some of its telephone wiretaps disconnected because it failed to pay its bills on time.

Bills Would Ax Township Assessors, Trustees In Marion County (WRTV TheIndyChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has endorsed proposals at the state Legislature to streamline government in Marion County, including bills that would transfer township trustee and assessor duties to county officials.

Probe: FBI wiretaps ended due to unpaid bills (USA Today) - Telecommunications carriers cut off covert surveillance lines established by the FBI because the bureau failed to pay its bills on time, a Justice Department review found Thursday.

FBI wiretaps lost over its unpaid bills (UPI) - Telephone companies have terminated FBI wiretaps used to eavesdrop on suspected criminals because the bureau failed to pay the bills on time.

Wiretaps Interrupted over FBI's Unpaid Phone Bills (NPR) - A Justice Department audit found that the FBI hasn't been paying some of its phone bills. And that may be causing problems for wiretaps. Robert Siegel explains.

FBI Hang-Up: Paying Wiretap Phone Bills (ABC News) - A Justice Dept. report shows the FBI failed to pay bills efficiently or on time.

FBI has failed to pay phone bills on time, audit shows (The Kansas City Star) - WASHINGTON | The FBI has hit a major hang-up in its wiretapping surveillance program: failing to pay its phone bills on time.