Peter Strzok

By Allan Lengel
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Controversial agent Peter Strzok, who previously appeared before a closed-door Congressional committee hearing, will appear on Thursday in an open hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, NPR reports.

Strzok played a key role in the probes into Hillary Clinton’s private emails and the Russian-election connection. But he got into trouble when it became known that he wrote anti-Trump remarks to Lisa Page, an FBI lawyer he was having an extramarital affair with.

Stay tuned.

By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com

The DEA has released a list of street slang names for drugs including pot. And as expected, some media outlets are having fun with it.

Headlines of stories include this one on the blog, Reason: “The DEA’s List of Cannabis Slang Is Predictably Hilarious.”

Here’s the list:

420; A-Bomb (marijuana mixed with heroin); Acapulco Gold; Acapulco Red; Ace; African Black; African Bush; Airplane; Alfalfa; Alfombra; Alice B Toklas; All-Star; Almohada; Angola; Animal Cookies (hydroponic); Arizona; Ashes; Aunt Mary; AZ; Baby; Bale; Bambalachacha; Barbara Jean; Bareta; Bash; Bazooka (marijuana mixed with cocaine paste); BC Budd; Bernie; Bhang; Big Pillows; Biggy; Bionic (marijuana mixed with PCP); Black Bart; Black Gold; Black Maria; Blondie; Blue Cheese; Blue Crush; Blue Dream; Blue Jeans; Blue Sage; Blueberry; Bobo Bush; Boo; Boom; Branches; Broccoli; Bud; Budda; Burritos Verdes; Bush; Cabbage; Café; Cajita; Cali; Camara; Canadian Black; Catnip; Cheeba; Chernobyl; Cheese; Chicago Black; Chicago Green; Chippie; Chistosa; Christmas Tree; Chronic; Churro; Cigars; Citrol; Cola;

By Allan Lengel
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The Internet has opened up endless possibilities for pedophiles.

PBS takes a look at the problem and how the FBI is addressing it.

By Allan Lengel
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James Hendricks (Linkedin photo)

FBI Director Christopher Wray recently announced moves for three officials.

James N. Hendricks has been named special agent in charge of the Albany Field Office. He most recently served as chief of the Countermeasures Operations Section in the Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate at FBI headquarters.

James C. Langenberg has been named special agent in charge of the Albuquerque Field Office. He most recently served as the chief of the External Audits and Compliance Section in the Inspection Division at FBI headquarters.

Andrew C. Campi has been named special agent in charge of the Intelligence Division for the New York Field Office. He most recently served as a deputy assistant director in the Counterintelligence Division at FBI headquarters.

FBI agent Chase Bishop reaches for his gun on the dance floor.

By Allan Lengel
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Well, it’s highly unlikely FBI agent Chase Bishop will appear any time soon on Dancing With the Stars.

But the good news is that Judge Frances Simonet of the Second District County Court in Denver agreed Tuesday to amend a protection order to allow Bishop to carry his service weapon again, the New York Times reports.

You might recall Bishop was dancing at a Denver club last month and did a back flip. When he realized he dropped his gun, he went to pick it up. It accidentally misfired and hit a customer in the leg.

He’s  facing a felony second-degree assault charge and has been offered a plea agreement. The details of that offer have not been publicly disclosed.

Robert Allan Jones (FBI photo)

By Allan Lengel
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FBI agent Robert Allan Jones, who was in the Usama Bin Laden Unit, has now been assigned to head up the Pittsburgh Field Office. He most recently served as the assistant director for the Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate.

Jones joined the  FBI in 1996 and was first assigned to the Detroit Field Office, Kalamazoo Resident Agency, where he investigated drug, violent crime, while-collar crime and terrorism cases, a press release says.

In 2002, Jones was promoted to supervisory special agent in the Usama Bin Laden Unit of the Counterterrorism Division. He was promoted to chief of the unit in 2003.

In 2004,  Jones served as supervisory senior resident agent in the Buffalo Field Office, Rochester Resident Agency. In 2007, he served a one-year tour in Iraq as the senior FBI liaison to the Joint Special Operations Command. In 2008, Jones was promoted to assistant special agent in charge of the Cleveland Field Office, where he supervised all intelligence and counterintelligence programs, the release said.

In 2009, Jones was named as legal attaché in Kabul, Afghanistan. In 2011, he returned to FBI headquarters as a section chief in the Counterintelligence Division. In 2012, he was named special agent in charge of the Indianapolis Field Office. In 2014, he returned to headquarters as deputy assistant director in the Counterintelligence Division.

Scott Schools (Linkedin photo)

By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com

Scott Schools, the Justice Department’s highest ranking career official, and a close adviser to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, is joining Uber Technologies Inc., the Wall Street Journal reports.

Schools becomes the company’s first chief compliance officer, as the ride-hailing giant seeks to move past a series of regulatory problems and other controversies ahead of a highly anticipated initial public offering next year, the Journal rights.

Uber is expected to announce the hiring to staff on Tuesday.

School departed the Justice Department last week, an agency that has come under constant attack by President Donald Trump.

By Allan Lengel
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