Title III Of The Omnibus Crime Control And Safe Street Act

Register to read the introduction… • Communications Act of 1934- an act To provide for the regulation of interstate and foreign communication by wire or radio, and for other purposes
• Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (1968 amended 1986)- Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, also known as the “Wiretap Act”:

 prohibits the unauthorized, nonconsensual interception of “wire, oral, or electronic communications” by government agencies as well as private parties,
 establishes procedures for obtaining warrants to authorize wiretapping by government officials, and
 regulates the disclosure and use of authorized intercepted communications by investigative and law enforcement officers.

• Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (1978)- It prescribes procedures for the physical and electronic surveillance and collection of "foreign intelligence information" between "foreign powers" and "agents of foreign powers" (which may include American citizens and permanent residents suspected of being engaged in espionage and violating U.S. law on territory under United States …show more content…
• USA PATRIOT Act (2001)- The purpose of the USA PATRIOT Act is to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and other purposes, some of which include:
 To strengthen U.S. measures to prevent, detect and prosecute international money laundering and financing of terrorism;
 To subject to special scrutiny foreign jurisdictions, foreign financial institutions, and classes of international transactions or types of accounts that are susceptible to criminal