IN - Eavesdropping devices have been found in the office of an Indianapolis deputy police chief believed to be under investigation by the FBI.
Members of the department's Criminal Intelligence Unit were asked Thursday night to conduct an electronics sweep of the office of Deputy Chief of Investigations William Benjamin and found a pinhole camera and a listening device inside a desk drawer...
After the bugging devices were found, Chief Paul Ciesielski issued a statement saying he was going to launch an internal investigation."I did not put it there, did not have anyone put it there, nor did the director," the statement read. "I have opened an internal investigation to find out who did." (more)
UPDATE - The bug found in an IMPD leader's office was not used to eavesdrop on him, police said today.
The device did not work, and it had been left by a previous occupant of the office, according to an e-mail from Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Paul Ciesielski...
The listening device was found in Deputy Chief William Benjamin's office during a sweep he requested this week... It was unclear what prompted Benjamin to request the sweep of his third-floor office; he did not return a phone call from The Indianapolis Star on Friday. (more)
Soooo... Who was the previous occupant? Why did they have the room bugged? Will that be investigated? And, why did Benjamin request a bug sweep in the first place?
