DENVER— Inside the cavernous Colorado Convention Center here at the recent International Chiefs of Police Annual Conference, veteran agent James M. Cavanaugh, an affable and personable man, who heads the ATF’s Nashville Division, took time out to talk to ticklethewire.com editor Allan Lengel. Cavanaugh, whose territory includes Tennessee and Alabama, touched on such subjects as hate…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The government’s key witness in the Sen. Ted Steven’s trial is heading off to prison. U.S. District Judge John Sedwick sentenced Bill Allen, 72, to three years in prison and a $750,000 fine, according to the Anchorage Daily News. In May 2007, he pleaded guilty to bribery, conspiracy and tax violations….
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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Ex-FBI Director Louis J. Freeh is getting his name out in the public lately. Last week, he made news when he received an Italian citizenship during a ceremony at the Italian embassy in Washington. On Wednesday, the Business Wire announced that the ex-Gman has been elected to the board…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It used to be — not all that long ago — that only teens and the terminally hip used the social networks like Facebook and Twitter. No more. The U.S. Justice Department, not particularly known for being terminally hip, is getting into the act. Reporter Joe Palazzolo of the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Suspected terrorist David Coleman Headley didn’t think a certain cartoon was a laughing matter. Federal prosecutors in Chicago unsealed terrorism charges Tuesday against Headley, 49, and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, 48, that included allegations that they planned a terrorist attack against the Danish newspaper Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten, which published an inflamatory cartoon in…
And now comes the head scratching and analysis of a brilliant scientist. Why did he risk his career to try and spy for Israel? It’s not all that complicated once you start dissecting his life. The following report gives us a pretty good insight into Stewart Nozette. By Del Quentin Wilber and Maria Glod Washington…
