In Raid of Foggo’s Home, Gumshoes Snag Vacay Snaps Along with bank records and Cuban cigars, federal agents took family photo albums from “Dusty” Foggo’s Virginia home during a raid last week. That’s leading some to speculate that prosecutors are focusing on Foggos’ trips with longtime pal, defense contractor Brent Wilkes. Prosecutors suspect Foggo helped Wilkes secure contracts with the CIA, Foggo’s former employer. They’re also curious about how he got those Cuban cigars. (LA Times)NSA killed system that sifted phone data legally The National Security Agency developed a pilot program in the late 1990s that would have enabled it to gather and analyze massive amounts of communications data without running afoul of privacy laws. But after the Sept. 11 attacks, it shelved the project — not because it failed to work — but because of bureaucratic infighting and a sudden White House expansion of the agency’s surveillance powers, according to several intelligence officials. (Baltimore Sun)
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