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Whenever any wire or oral communication
has been intercepted, no part of the contents
of such communication and no evidence derived
therefrom may be received in evidence in any
trial, hearing, or other proceeding in or
before any court, grand jury, department,
officer, agency, regulatory body, legislative
committee, or other authority of the United
States, a State, or a political subdivision
thereof if the disclosure of that information
would be in violation of this chapter.
According to petitioners, the disclosure of the intercepted
communications in these proceedings is contrary to 18
U.S.C. section 2517(5) and, thus, it would be in "violation
of this chapter" (i.e., 18 U.S.C. sections 2510-2522).
Title 18 U.S.C. section 2517(5) provides as follows:
When an investigative or law enforcement
officer, while engaged in intercepting wire,
oral, or electronic communications in the manner
authorized herein, intercepts wire, oral, or
electronic communications relating to offenses
other than those specified in the order of
authorization or approval, the contents thereof,
and evidence derived therefrom, may be disclosed
or used as provided in subsections (1) and (2)
of this section. Such contents and any evidence
derived therefrom may be used under subsection
(3) of this section when authorized or approved
by a judge of competent jurisdiction where such
judge finds on subsequent application that the
contents were otherwise intercepted in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter. Such
application shall be made as soon as practicable.
Petitioners contend that the intercepted communications
relate "to offenses other than those specified in the order
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