New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to 2008 Killing of DEA Agent Attending Drug Conference
Bryne was married and had four sons. Read Washington Post Obit from Sept. 5, 2008 Read DEA Press Release
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Oye: Feds Arrest 44 Including 3 N.J. Mayors, 2 Lawmakers and Rabbis in Scandal
Well, just when you thought the state of Illinois and Louisiana had New Jersey beat as the most crooked state…Now we have mayors and assemblyman and rabbis involved in a major league scandal. Oye. By Joe Ryan Newark Star-Ledger NEWARK –– Federal authorities arrested 44 people in New Jersey and New York today in a…
Homeland Security Relaunches Tech-Savvy Website That Includes YouTube Videos
Being tech-savvy shouldn’t be an option these days. All the federal agencies need to jump in the pool. By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department relaunched its Web site Wednesday and became the first Cabinet-level agency to follow the tech-savvy White House directives on social media. President Barack Obama’s aides have been…
LA Times Editorial: The Inescapable Politics of Selecting U.S. Attys
Los Angeles Times Editorial Page During the uproar over the firing of nine U.S. attorneys by the Bush administration, an ordinary citizen could be excused for thinking that Democrats opposed any role for partisan politics in the operation of the Justice Department. That naive notion has been dispelled as President Obama moves to install his…
75 Years Later FBI Still Trying to Debunk Myths About John Dillinger
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –-Seventy years after FBI agents gunned down the infamous bank robber John Dillinger in Chicago, the publicity conscious agency is still working to debunk what it considers the many myths surrounding Dillinger. The FBI press office has now posted on its website a page entitled “The Top 10 Dillinger Myths”….
American Gave al-Qaeda Info on N.Y. Commuter Trains
The war on terrorism has not been an easy task. But it’s only made more difficult when Americans like Vinas help out major terrorist organizations. By Sebastian Rotella and Josh Meyer Tribune Newspapers WASHINGTON — An American from New York’s Long Island who was captured while fighting as an al-Qaida militant in Pakistan has pleaded…
Ex-DEA Official Mike Braun Says Mexican Cartels Lashing Out “Like Never Before”
By Mike Braun Security DeBrief William Booth’s article in the Washington Post, “12 Federal Agents Are Slain in Mexico,” highlights yet another act of desperation on the part of the Mexican drug cartels in response to Mexico President Felipe Calderon’s strategy to break the backs of the cartels-once and for all. The cartels are lashing…
Report Says Fed Govt Cybersecurity Falling Behind
It’s been no secret that the federal government is behind in updating it’s cybersecurity. What kind of disaster is it going to take before the government puts it in fifth gear and catches up? By Joe Davidson Washington Post Federal Diary Columnist WASHINGTON — Sometimes Uncle Sam acts even older than he looks. When it…