<blockquote>The wiretaps prosecutors concluded were illegal had been approved by officials in Riverside County, Calif., a Los Angeles suburb responsible for nearly a fifth of all U.S. wiretaps last year. An <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/11/11/dea-wiretap-operation-riverside-california/75484076/">investigation last month</a> by USA TODAY and <em>The Desert Sun</em> found that prosecutors there almost certainly violated a federal law that requires the district attorney to personally sign off on wiretap applications. Those tainted wires were used to make arrests and seizures throughout the USA.</blockquote>
via <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/12/09/illegal-dea-wiretap-riverside-money-laundering/77050442/">After illegal wiretap, suspects go free and want a refund</a>.