Feds Got Warrants to Use Fake Cell Towers to Hunt Down Don Lemon's Producer

Feds Got Warrants to Use Fake Cell Towers to Hunt Down Don Lemon's Producer

Federal investigators obtained warrants to deploy cell-site simulators—fake cell towers that vacuum up nearby phone data—against journalist Georgia Fort, a producer for Don Lemon, and a Minnesota state Senate candidate. The filings also reveal that a false claim appeared in at least 15 warrant affidavits, according to Fort's lawyers.

According to her lawyers, the government acknowledged that the false claim appeared in at least 15 warrant affidavits.

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