The FBI has been the use of secret evidence obtained under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act "since 2007, at least 27 defendants indicted terrorists, according to a Reuters review of public records.
Despite the recent focus has been in use by the U.S. National Security Agency's surveillance program disclosed former NSA contractor Edward Snowden FISA law, the FBI also makes extensive use of domestic anti-terrorism law.
Reuters comments underline the extent to which the FBI has come to rely on FISA investigation or thwart domestic assault. It involves the use of state court docket Westlaw, which is owned by the Thomson Reuters database, including the only case prosecutors submit a notification requirement under FISA. Other cases, FISA may be sealed.
These 27 cases, the FBI's use of FISA evidence, including publicity and less well-known investigation. They range from the U.S. Army psychiatrist accused of mass murder Nidal Hassan of 13 people in 2009, in the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, April 18 arrested in Chicago accused of planning to join the "base" organization linked Syria fighting groups. Two awaiting trial.
Efforts to shore up support for NSA program, the U.S. spy agency publicly revealed as early as Tuesday, the first time they said that at least 25 terrorist attacks thwarted list by the institution of a secret surveillance operations. Many, if not all, can also be used for those operating NSA FISA intelligence gathering.
When the FBI to use FISA, it seeks approval of a judge in the United States secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), including telephone, e-mail and electronic surveillance and search property "sneak and peak" search warrant agents secretly into a business or home, when the occupants to leave and try to leave no trace of their visit.
Public court records, often with little more than one-page notice by the Justice Department lawyer, did not provide specific details of these covert operations. In some cases, the document including defense FISA legal challenge has not been successful.
Court documents show the FBI on Oregon man accused of assisting a suicide bomb attack in Pakistan; Phillies Uzbekistan alleged part in a terrorist organization in the recent case of use of FISA warrants and two Somali-born Minnesota women was convicted of the "base" organization to raise funds affiliated Shabaab rebels.
They also include the FBI in New York, a radical Islamic Web site's founder and a Moroccan man convicted of plotting suicide attacks in the United States Congress investigation.
An FBI spokesman said the bureau's use of the issue, the International Rowing Federation to the Justice Department spokesman declined to comment.
Secret court
FISA warrants are issued by Washington FISC. It was created in 1978 following congressional hearings to expose the illegal surveillance of American citizens - without court-authorized warrants. Court consists of 11 judges, all of whom are senior federal judge in the trial court level. Appointed by the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court to seven-year terms.
FISA warrants judges are appointed by the U.S. Attorney application. Although the secret FISA warrants issued, once arrested by the FBI, U.S. law requires prosecutors to submit a brief statement to the court, if they intend to use classified evidence at trial.
In addition to terrorism cases, the FBI has spent FISA warrants since 2007, at least nine spy weapons and military technology smuggling investigations.
Reuters identified 27 suspected cases of terrorism FBI FISA evidence, and later disclosed the fact that the issue of warrants represent only a small part of secret court. Last year alone, the Government for 1,856 FISA warrants and - in addition to being revoked - all been granted.
Public records only identify cases in which the FBI to use FISA evidence of terrorism in the United States made the arrest.
NSA Case
In some cases, the prosecution, the National Security Agency, the FBI used FISA also involved, but the authorities did not disclose in court submitted a public notice from the court.
For example, U.S. officials have identified the two as Snowdon disclose such cases - an American man implicated in armed Pakistani militants in Mumbai, India, 2009 attacks killed 166 people, and attempted to plot against New York City subway in the same year.
In the case of New York, leader of the conspiracy, Najibullah Zazi, pleaded guilty to terrorism charges and is awaiting sentencing. An alleged accomplice, ADIS Medunjanin, was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Last Saturday in a document sent to Congress, U.S. intelligence agencies say, Snowdon, widely known as the prism NSA mail monitoring program under public, played a key role in leading U.S. investigators Richards, while sweeping the NSA telephone data collection clues led investigators Medunjanin.
According to court records, the FBI also used FISA warrants, the case against:
- Abdullah Ahmad · Tounisi 18 of Aurora, Illinois, April arrested allegedly trying to join al-Qaeda-linked fighters in Syria. He is awaiting trial. U.S. officials said he was accused of trying to downtown Chicago detonated a bomb outside a bar last year, Adel Daoud, America is a friend.
- Jesse Curtis Morton, Muslims from Brooklyn founded Revolution Muslim website, which is a half-dozen other cases of terrorism in the United States, according to court documents. Morton posted online threats against South Park TV show's founder, is serving 12 years in prison.
- Amine El Khalifi, Morocco plotting suicide attacks on the U.S. Congress last year sentenced to 30 years in prison.
- Leia Zi Qadeer Khan, Portland, Oregon municipal workers charged with conspiracy to provide material support to the regional headquarters in Lahore, Pakistan's intelligence 2009 deadly suicide bomb attack in April. He was awaiting trial.
- Betim Kaziu, Brooklyn foreign conspiracy to kill U.S. soldiers have been convicted and sentenced to 27 years in prison for man.
- Bakhityor Jumaev, Philadelphia, was arrested last year in Denver and accused of being a member of an Islamic terrorist organization, suspected of trying to overthrow the government of Uzbekistan. He was awaiting trial.
- Amina Farah Ali and Mohammed Hassan HAWO, born in Minnesota Somali women were convicted of the "base" organization affiliated Shabaab rebels raise funds. Ali was sentenced to 20 years, Hassan was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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