The Web site that passively furnishes a vehicle for online postings is deemed to be no more responsible for the resulting content than a phone company is for any criminal conversations that take place over its network.

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Legal sources say it is not unusual for both sides to reach out and begin these kinds of conversations in high-profile criminal cases.

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Mr. Barai's employee, Mr. Pflaum who had been approached by the FBI and had begun working with the government supplied the FBI in November with computer files from his desktop and laptop at Mr. Barai's firm, as well as audio recordings that his boss had allegedly made of his conversations with Ms. Jiau, according to the criminal complaint and people familiar with the matter.

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