United States v. Fred "Freddy Campo" Campagnuolo, John "Jackie Campo" Campagnuolo, and Michael "Mike Douglas" Gougules

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

In this criminal prosecution, the district judge suppressed certain evidence and then dismissed the indictment because he concluded that the government had violated the federal wiretap statutes, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2520, and had failed to comply with a standing discovery order. We agree with the government that the district judge abused his discretion when he dismissed the indictment and when he suppressed some of the challenged evidence. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for trial.

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FACTS

Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation suspected that Fred Campagnuolo and…