>They'll fake an anonymous tip in order to get a real warrant for surveilling that conversation. The reason this works is because of the Good-faith exception[0

>They'll fake an anonymous tip in order to get a real warrant for surveilling that conversation. The reason this works is because of the Good-faith exception[0]. The police acting on the tip, must investigate first. The investigation can lead to a finding which gains a search warrant. The executed warrant finds above and beyond the tip so The state is notified. [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good-faith_exception https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good-faith_exception