The Check Is In The Mail

There are few things more embarrassing than having your phone disconnected because you haven't paid the bill.... Especially when you're the FBI.

Yes, it seems that the FBI hasn't been paying its phone bills. Consequently, a number of phone taps have been disconnected, resulting in lost evidence and blown cases. In some instances, the effected cases were active terror investigations.

What makes this story somewhat ironic is that these same phone companies are the ones who were so eager to help the government that they allowed phone taps without warrants in the first place. But while they had no problem stretching the limits of the law, they're not so gracious when they don't get paid.