By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com You can accuse John Philip Barker of a crime, but don’t ever accuse him of being overly smart. Barker, 47, has been charged with mailing a white powder letter to Assistant U.S. Attorney David Smith of Kansas City, Ks., who had just prosecuted him for mailing an anthrax threat to the…
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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.cojm WASHINGTON — FBI officials often stop short of talking about potential terrorist plots they’ve managed to head off, citing security concerns. Unfortunately, what they can say isn’t always as impressive as what they can’t. Take this week’s press release entitled: “FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate Recent Accomplishments” . Sounds intriguing….
Could it be tough-guy James “Whitey” Bulger is hanging out in Florida with the geriatric set, going to “early bird” specials at restaurants,downing multi-colored Jello? As he approaches his 80th birthday, the FBI is getting more tips that he’s hanging out in Florida. Whitey Bulger/fbi age adjusted photo By Shelley Murphy Boston Globe Staff BOSTON…
For the sixth straight summer, the U.S. has been running these flights. And in all likelihood these flights don’t charge extra for checking in luggage. By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press Writer PHOENIX –– Immigration authorities are flying illegal immigrants deep into their native Mexico from Southern Arizona to discourage dangerous crossings in triple-digit desert heat….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Margaret “Marjorie” Cannon, 94, a homemaker and a former FBI clerk who was married to an FBI agent, died in Burtonsville, Md., on Aug. 23, the Washington Post reported. The long-time District resident died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease, the paper reported. In 1942, she joined the FBI as…
There have been so many promising leads and theories that have gone nowhere in one of the great mysteries of the 20th Century. This one looks pretty shaky. By Paul Egan The Detroit News HARTLAND TOWNSHIP — A family member of a late Teamsters official has turned over to the FBI a handgun that an…
The upside is they got to spend some of the money. The downside is they’re off to the joint. Fair trade off? Hardly. By KATRINA A. GOGGINS Associated Press Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. — Five young men who staged one of the largest armored car heists in U.S. history, then spent their loot on strippers, Mother’s…
