May 6, 2010
FBI Dir. Mueller Quietly Takes Off on Overseas “National Security Focused Trip” to Nations Including Yemen and Georgia
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — At a high-profile Justice Department press conference Tuesday, FBI Director Robert Mueller was no where to be seen when officials discussed the arrest of the Times Square car bomb suspect. In his place, was his deputy director John Pistole, who stood along side a host of high-ranking federal officials…
Agent Robert Anderson Named SAC of Intelligence Division in Washington Field Office
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — FBI agent Robert Anderson, Jr. is leaving headquarters to take on the job as special agent in charge of Intelligence Division for the Washington field office, the agency announced Thursday. Anderson has been the chief of the Counterespionage Section in the Counterintelligence Division at FBI headquarters. Anderson started his…
Reading Miranda Rights Remains Hot Button Issue in Terrorist Cases
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It’s not surprising that some politicians on the Hill — including Sens. John McCain and Joseph Lieberman — started to loudly complain the other day when they learned the FBI read Times Square car bomber Faisal Shahzad his Miranda rights. And it’s not surprising the government has been hesitant…
LA FBI Offers $100,000 Reward for “20 Questions Bandits”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI in Los Angeles is offering a bigger than normal reward — $100,000 — for information leading to the arrest of a violent group of bank robbers dubbed the “20 Questions Bandits”. The FBI said Wednesday that agents and police detectives from Ventura, Orange and Los Angeles counties have been…
Senate Gives Nod to New Philly U.S. Atty. Zane Memeger and Conn. U.S. Atty. David Fein
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday gave the final nod to Zane D. Memeger to become U.S. Attorney in Philadelphia and David Fein to become the top federal prosecutor in Connecticut. Memeger replaces interim U.S. Attorney Michael L. Levy, who had been in that position since 2009. Levy will work for…
A Good Week for Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Jr.
For many months now, Attorney Gen. Eric Holder Jr. has been the pinata for some Republicans, who have seldom missed an opportunity to bash him, to use him as a point man to try and prove that the Obama administration is not tough enough on terrorism, and that trying to hold the 9/11 trial in…
Judge Rejects Fed Prosecutors Appeal to Detain Michigan Militia Members
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In another blow to prosecutors, a federal judge in Detroit on Wednesday denied a request by the U.S. Attorney’s Office that she reconsider her ruling to release nine jailed members of the Michigan-based Hutaree Christian militia on bond pending trial. As a result, the jailed members could be released as early…