Brown's apprehension prompted him to contact an attorney, who instructed him on preparing for the visit. ... The agents asked Brown to step outside the home, away from the television crew, to talk. ... Brown began recapping the agreement he had made with Special Agent Metzger. when one of the agents realized Brown was wearing a wireless microphone, he stopped the conversation short. ... "Do you have a microphone on?" the agent asked as he reached toward the microphone clipped to Brown's shirt. Brown backed away and continued talking, but the agent interrupted him again. "Can you do me a favor?" the agent asked. "Can you take the apparatus off that you have on? I'd like to speak to you privately."Wow, Viggy ... they FBI did not arrest Brown! Eeven though according to you, in Maryland they often prosecute people who tape conversations without getting the consent of all parties. And Mr. Brown had gotten the advice of an attorney! Gee wiz, maybe those FBI guys need YOU as their legal advisor.
Like you TOLD other people some days ago, according to councillor-wanna-be, you can't tape your own conversations in Maryland. Well maybe, just maybe you gave bad advice. Unsafe advice.
And maybe they don't really prosecute people at all for it in Maryland. That's what I think -- absent that political hound-dogging of Linda Tripp which was eventually completely dismissed. I think it is a ridiculous interpretation of any statute in these United States to hold that a person can't make a recording of any conversation he is a known part of -- especially one with as dread potential consequences as converstaions in this type of circumstance. No decent law can put a person at hazard. My layman's opinion.
I have found that such laws are typically passed by corrupt lawmakers who do not want to get caught in a sting operation.
There is no state which prohibits you from taping your own conversations. The prohibition, in some states is from secretly taping the conversation of others (eavesdropping). Some states have held this applies to your own coversation if the other person is unaware of the taping. Most states have overuled this and now permit secret taping of your own conversation, finding that the other person had no expectation of privacy if the were talking to you.