The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association slammed Rep. Ed Markey,...
The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association slammed Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., for his investigation into police tracking of wireless users (CD July 10 p1). J. Adler, the group’s national president, accused Markey of “leaping to an alarmist conclusion,” in an…
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email late Monday. “We certainly respect the rights of consumers, but we will not remain idle simply because a telecommunications company classifies a criminal as a ‘consumer,'” Adler said. “Contrary to Rep. Markey’s position, we do not have an abundance of time to ‘go fishing,’ and we make every effort to limit the scope of our request for data relating to a criminal investigation. Perhaps Rep. Markey should contact the Office of the Inspector General to learn about their function in overseeing allegations of misconduct, and he might be shocked to learn that we do not engage in a reckless data grab-bag. While he continues his quest to generate votes, we'll pursue our mission of identifying, investigating and prosecuting criminals.” Markey’s office didn’t respond to a request for comment.