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    Default Eavesdropping in Arizona

    I have neighbors involved in a dispute. I had a private conversation with one of the neighbors outside of their home. The other neighbor called me later that day to tell me that he'd been told of the conversation that I had with the first neighbor and that he has ways of knowing about these things. I do not know what "ways" he has, but given his background I suspect that he might be using survelliance equipment.

    Are his actions legal? If not, what recourse do I have?

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    Default Re: eavesdropping in arizona

    Without proof of wrongdoing, you have nothing.

    The police are not likely to get excited and open an investigation because one neighbor said that another neighbor told him or her about a conversation he or she had with you. At most they would ask the alleged perpetrator if they have any illegal surveillance equipment ... unless the perp. confessed, investigation over.

    - Carl

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    Default Re: eavesdropping in arizona

    Perhaps it was unclear in my first post -

    The neighbor (let's call him neighbor 1) that implied that he had heard about our conversation was not a party to the conversation. The neighbor (neighbor 2) that I had a conversation with, is in a dispute with the neighbor (neighbor 1) that implied that he heard the contents of our conversation. Neighbor 2 did not report the conversation to neighbor 1 because they are in a legal action with one another. The only possibilities are that neighbor 1 received the contents of my conversation with neighbor 2 through the use of an electronic survelliance tool or somebody in the neighborhood was eavesdropping on my conversation with neighbor 2.

    Does that change the answer?

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    Not really. It still comes down to a matter of proof. The neighbor that is supposedly eavesdropping can deny everything and the case is dead in the water. This is not enough to get a search warrant because it IS possible that the two of you are conspiring against the other neighbor (not saying that this is the case, only that it is a reasonable possibility) or that a third party overheard your conversation ... or that one or both of you told someone else who in turn told someone who told the other guy. There's just no proof.

    I would think that the most the police are likely to do (if they don't blow it off entirely) is to knock on the fellow's door and ASK if he has been listening in on your conversations. If they feel particularly eager they may even ask if they can take a look around inside. But, if he says, "No" and denies commiting an illegal act, the officers will shrug and be gone in a heartbeat.

    Yes, I did understand your post the first time. Your inference is reasonable ... but there are other possible explanations even if they are not true. It is the possibility of these other explanations that would prevent a search warrant or any involved investigation.

    Unless someone sees him mounting a parabolic mic or wiring the neighborhood for sound, it's going to take more than this to get anyone excited.

    If there is already some kind of civil action going on then your friend may want to let his attorney know about this turn of events.

    - Carl

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