Weekend Series on History: A 1951 Feature on the FBI
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February 12, 2010
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Feds in Texas Indict 25 Suspected Members of Colombian Drug Cartel
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In recent years, the spotlight has turned to the violent Mexican drug cartels shipping drugs into the U.S. But on Friday, U.S. Attorney John M. Bales in Dallas announced the indictment of 25 suspected members of a Colombian drug cartel that moved massive amounts of cocaine into the U.S. through Mexico…
Ex-Miami DEA Chief Tom Rafanello Gets Off in Obstruction Case: Judge Tosses Charges During Jury Deliberations
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The ex-head of the Miami DEA office Tom Raffanello got an early Valentines Day gift from an unlikely person: a federal judge. In a surprise move, U.S. District Judge Richard Goldberg on Friday, in the midst of jury deliberations, ordered the acquittal of Raffanello, who was accused of obstructing an SEC…
Agent Tangles With ATF Over Troubles With Hells Angels
By Allan Lengel For Aol News WASHINGTON — From one vantage point, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent Jay Dobyns still worries about the Hells Angels coming after him. From another, it’s his employer he’s more concerned about. Dobyns infiltrated the Hells Angels from 2001 to 2003 in Arizona and wrote a New…
Administration Appears Confused Over 9/11 Trial: President to Get Involved
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — You might not be wrong if you thought the administration is totally confused as to where to prosecute suspected mastermind of 9/11 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four of his co-defendants. The Washington Post now reports that President Obama has decided “to insert himself into the debate” after he had…
Column: Ex-FBI Agent Says Prosecuting Terrorists in Civilian Courts is “Often More Effective”
Ali Soufan was an FBI special agent from 1997 to 2005. By ALI H. SOUFAN New York Times Op-Ed SINCE Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York announced that he no longer favored trying Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind, in a Manhattan federal court because of logistical concerns, the Obama administration has come under…
Islamic Ruling Forbids Muslims From Going Through Airport Body Scanners
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com And now for the latest complications in airport security. The Detroit Free Press reported that a body of Islamic scholars known as the Figh Council of North America has issued a religious ruling that forbids Muslims from passing through airport body scanners. The paper reported that the ruling, known as a…
Column: Ex-Atty Gen. Mukasey Continues to Offer Criticism About Christmas Day Bomber
Michael Mukasey is a former N.Y. federal judge who served as the U.S. Attorney General from November 2007 to January 2009. By Michael B. Mukasey The Washington Post It seems to me unlikely that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab will be known to future generations of lawyers for generating any groundbreaking legal principle or issue. But when…
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