fishing expedition
- n an investigation undertaken in the hope (but not the stated purpose) of discovering information
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- County wants Entergy customer records; utility says its ‘fishing’
MADISON COUNTY — County officials are seeking customer information on 25,000 Madison County residents from Entergy Mississippi in an ongoing investigation of homestead exemption fraud, but the utility is fighting what it calls “a fishing expedition” in a case before the Mississippi Supreme Court.
June 13, 2013 - Mississippi Business Journal - Eroding liberties
President Obama and his national security advisors have approved spying on U.S. citizens without legal justification. They should be required to reread the Constitution, as they did in high school civics class. This spy program amounts to nothing more than a fishing expedition.
June 13, 2013 - Miami Herald - Madison Co. wants Entergy customer records
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Madison County is seeking customer information on 25,000 residents from Entergy Mississippi in an ongoing investigation of homestead exemption fraud, but the utility is fighting what it calls "a fishing expedition" in a case before the Mississippi Supreme Court.
June 13, 2013 - Washington Examiner