FDA investigation used emails to track disgruntled scientists
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The FDA captured thousands of emails sent between some of their own scientists and members of Congress, lawyers, journalists and even President Obama. Initially, the surveillance measures were meant to investigate whether five FDA scientist were leaking confidential information.
The investigation fingered 21 people -- within the agency itself, Congress, the media and elsewhere -- who the FDA thought were collaborating to put out negative information about the agency.
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