Administrative Office of the United States Courts

Leonidas Ralph Mecham, Director

1998 Wiretap Report (For the Period January 1 Through December 31, 1998)

Table 1 Jurisdictions With Statutes Authorizing the Interception of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communications Table 2 Intercept Orders Issued by Judges During Calendar Year 1998 Table 3 Major Offenses for Which Court-Authorized Intercepts Were Granted Table 4 Summary of Interceptions of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communications Table 5 Average Cost per Order Table 6 Types of Surveillance Used, Arrests, and Convictions Table 7 Summary Report on Authorized Intercepts Granted Table 8 Summary of Supplementary Reports for Intercepts Terminated in Calendar Years 1989 Through 1997 Table 9 Arrests and Convictions Resulting From Intercepts Installed in Calendar Years 1988 Through 1998 Table A-1: United States District Courts Report by Judges Table A-2: United States District Courts Supplementary Report by Prosecutors Table B-1: State Courts Report by Judges Table B-2: State Courts Supplementary Report by Prosecutors