> >WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal authorities on Tuesday >disclosed a 22-month undercover sting operation in >which government agents sold thousands of counterfeit >cards that allowed users to steal satellite television >signals. [snip] >To track down such users, undercover agents sold >counterfeit access cards they called "Eurocards" >through an Internet business created by Customs >agents. I wonder how many federal employee man-months have been expended between the DOJ and the Customs Service on running this little protection racket for DirecTV. (What the hell is Customs doing running a domestic sting anyway?) My tax dollars hard at work as usual. >Officials estimate that use of the illegal cards costs the >satellite TV industry $6.2 million annually in lost revenue. This is infinitesimal compared to the many billions of dollars out-of-control law enforcement agencies cost us taxpayers each year. - GH ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
