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FD-350 (Rev, 7-16-63} . . FF . es "Home Here~ ‘Wiretapped Lingo Reveals. Probe Under. Woy ing a case of wiretapping in lic Safety Director Albert 4. Lingo. =. Colonel Lingo said yesterday a’ wiretapping device has bee found attached to the telephone lines at a home in Birmingham. He declined to say exactly where for fear of hindering a pending investigation and to! Spare the wiretape victims ‘the possibility of receiving crank phone calls. It was the third wiretapping case uncovered in Alabama in two months, accord- ing to Lingo. He said “bugging’’: ' devices have been found at an-: other house in Birmingham and Montgomery. “| Don’t Have Privacy ““Tt looks like people don’t have any privacy any more,” said the State Troopers head. He declined to reveal who was “bugged”’ in the other two cases. He identified the subjects whose telephone was tapped in the new| case simply as “private citizens of Birmingham.” Lingo declined to say whether there is any connection suspect- ed between any of the three cases. He said he has a lead in the new wiretapping case and said State Troopers are near seizing a suspect, ms ~~ Had Transmitter He said the device involved jn the latest wiretapping in- slance is a self-containg] trans- mitter about two and ‘one-half inches long and about one inch wide. = He said the unit, found con- nected to telephone lines behind a wail, was capable of sending a signal to a receiver in a nearby car or house which could “pick up everything that is said on that telephone.” Lingo pointed out that state law provides a penalty of $500 and six months in jail for a , gerson—tound guilt OF Bie. ‘- tapping. ° re ae ee Saline ET ‘State Troopers are investigat-{. Birmingham, according to Pub-}. in a state office building in wi ASP fGe5| ; ENCLOSURE (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and atate.) ._.PAGE ONE BIRMINGHAM POST- i pate: 8/15/64 Edition: FINAL Author: Editor: Title: “HOME HERE WIRETAPPED" Character: or Classification: Submitting Office: Birmin ghan Cl Being Investigated