Pellicano, former private eye to celebrities in Hollywood, is critical of the government case against him. Is Pellicano’s alleged illegal wiretapping similar to the National Security Agency (NSA) alleged monitoring without court approval?  According to a Yahoo (AP) story here, Pellicano is mentioning this alleged government conduct in responding to the case against him. For some prior entries see:

"Die Hard" Director Pleads Guilty here

L.A. Divorce Lawyer Is a Subject of the Pellicano Investigation here

What Did Ovitz Know About Pellicano’s Peccadillos? here

The Private (and now Public) Eye Case here

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