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Deputy US Marshal Misused Phone Tracker to Spy On ‘Personal Associates’ and Spouses

Deputy US Marshal Misused Phone Tracker to Spy On ‘Personal Associates’ and Spouses
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) says that Congress and the American people know too little of the extent to which U.S. citizens’ private conversations and e-mails are being captured by intelligence agencies as incidental data. He spoke July 25 at the Cato Institute. Gary Feuerberg/ The Epoch Times
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
6/15/2022|Updated: 6/15/2022
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Deputy U.S. Marshal Adrian Pena, 48, of Del Rio, Texas, has been charged with misusing law enforcement resources to obtain cell phone location information of multiple people, including some with whom he had former relationships.

Pena used the Location Based Services (LBS) feature provided by Securus Technologies Inc. (Securus) for his alleged crimes.

Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
Reporter
Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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