VM 44,
Yes, Wiretapping with or without a California Investigators license is a Felony in California. The JW Elders making the charges are financially strapped Carpenters and Window Washers.
Unfortunately, Modern High Tech wiretapping is difficult to prove in a court of law. The speaker accused of it is an ex-cop and former director of security for a Silicon Valley communications company with D.O.D. Military Contracts for Secure Communications devices....post 9/11. (We are not talking about copper wire alligator clips and a radioshack recorder style wiretapping).
Remember Watchtower has a callous disregard for felony childmolesting charges...a wiretapping charge would be "small potatoes".