By The Numbers
Here are some statistics (courtesy of a Justice Department e-mail) that pertain to Friday's inspector general report on the FBI's use of a special PATRIOT Act subpoena power (national security letters) that allows investigators to access phone, e-mail and financial records without judicial approval. Read the latest news on this topic in Technology Daily's PM edition.
8,500: Number of NSL requests in 2000 (before the Patriot Act)
39,000: Number of requests in 2003
56,000: Number of requests in 2004
47,000: Number of requests in 2005
143,074: Total requests during the three year period covered by the report
26: Number of possible FBI intelligence violations during the audit period
19: Number of violations reported to the intelligence oversight board
22: Number of violations resulting from FBI errors
4: Number of violations caused by mistakes made by NSL recipients
100+: Number of FBI and Justice Department employees interviewed
73: Percent of NSL requests used in counterterrorism probes
26: Percent used in counterintelligence cases
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