The U.S. government denied it has any secretly recorded conversations of Tony Alamo but admits recordings of jailhouse visits and phone conversations exist, according to a Monday response to a defense motion filed earlier this month.

“No wire taps were utilized in this case,” the response states. “Defendant’s visitation with female residents of his household have been recorded beginning March 28, 2009.”

In the June 19 defense discovery motion, copies are requested of any recorded statements Alamo has made with “third parties” either with or without notice, including any...

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