By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com One guy we just haven’t heard enough of as of late has been ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. His attorneys told U.S. District Judge James Zagel during a 10 minute hearing Wednesday in Chicago that they need more time to listen to secret recordings that are expected to be key in the…
Since Sept. 11, 2001, the FBI’s number one focus has been terrorism. But the shift in resources has not come with sacrifice. It’s meant less time focusing on some white collar and violent crimes. And domestically, it means chasing a lot of false leads. By ERIC SCHMITT New York Times NORWALK, Calif. – The report…
The FBI in Boston has sounded a warning that makes sense. Let’s see if the police respond. By Jonathan Saltzman and Maria Cramer The Boston Globe BOSTON — Boston is making itself vulnerable to a terrorist attack like the rampage in Mumbai last year by not adequately arming its police with the semiautomatic assault rifles…
Salvador Hernandez/fbi photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Salvador Hernandez, who has headed the FBI in Los Angeles since October 2007, is retiring, according to two people familiar with his situation. Hernandez, the assistant director in charge of the L.A. office, is expected to take a job in the private sector. He first joined…
