Ask HN: Have there been instances of US fed govt acting on illegally gained info?
Asking this question in direct relation to the Snowden leaks. As it&#x27;s all come out with how the NSA, FBI, CIA, etc have been massively overstepping their legal surveillance - are there any incidents of them actually taking action based on illegal surveillance of US citizens?<p>I&#x27;m NOT saying it&#x27;s a good thing or that it shouldn&#x27;t be stopped - but just curious as so far it seems most people are saying &quot;They see&#x2F;hear everything which <i>could&#x2F;would</i> be an issue down the line so we need to reel this in now&quot;.<p>So, has the federal US government used their illegal surveillance to actually catch &amp; prosecute any US citizens (that we know of)?