Head of Detroit FBI Said Mainstream Militias Were “Appalled” With Christian Militia Members

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Andrew Arena, the head of the Detroit FBI, said Tuesday that other mainstream militias have distanced themselves from the nine members of the Christian militia in the Midwest who were indicted for plotting to kill law enforcement members. “I honestly think they don’t believe the same things this group does,” Arena…

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Tenn. White Supremacist Pleads Guilty to Plotting to Kill Prez Candidate Obama

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Tennessee white supremacist pleaded guilty Monday of plotting to kill Barack Obama during the presidential campaign and planning to  kill dozens of other black people, AP reported. Daniel Cowart, 21, of Bells, Tenn., pleaded guilty Monday. His co-defendant, Paul Schlesselman of Helena-West Helena, Ark. pleaded guilty in January, AP reported….

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Fed Agency Turf Battle Harming Probes Into Corruption of U.S. Border Workers

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The FBI, the Inspector General for Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection are locked in a turf battle that seems to be delaying investigations into corruption among U.S. Border and immigration employees, according to the Center for Investigative Reporting. The journalism organization, which wrote the story for the…

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Calif. FBI Agent Agrees to Plead Guilty to Illegal Access of FBI Records, Court Document Shows

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A veteran California FBI agent who investigated white collar crimes has agreed to plead guilty to illegally accessing FBI files to help an acquaintance collect a debt, according to court records. A plea agreement filed by the U.S. Attorneys Office in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, Calif.  said that agent…

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