By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A potential scandal may be brewing over at the FBI’s Washington field office, one of the largest and most prominent FBI field offices in the nation. An internal investigation has been launched into allegations that some high ranking agents worked on an online test together instead of individually, an apparent violation…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Under the category of “Bad Career Moves” comes New Jersey FBI agent Jeff B. Shim, who pleaded guilty Tuesday in Washington to filing more than $41,000 in fraudulent expenses while he was temporarily posted at FBI headquarters, the AP reported. According to a criminal information filed last month, Shim claimed to…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI and ATF have joined the hunt for the killer of Seattle cop Tim Brenton, who was gunned down while sitting in his cruiser Saturday night, King5 TV reported. Authorities said they believe the killing was well planned, but officer Tim Brenton and his partner Britt Sweeney were random targets,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Tom Raffanello, the former head of the DEA in Miami, who most recently served as the head of security for suspected financial scammer Allen Stanford, could get a little break in his criminal case. U.S. Magistrate Judge Robin Rosenbaum in Miami has recommended that one of the major charges against him…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Convicted ex-Congressman William Jefferson may be facing some serious prison time, but that hasn’t stopped him from trying to keep some of his worldly possessions including his and his wife’s wedding rings and a gun, according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune. The paper reports that Jefferson is scheduled on Dec. 9…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The U.S. government scored a victory in the deportation of a Syrian-born Canadian Maher Arar who was deported to Syria after being arrested in New York for being a suspected terrorist, the Canwest newservice reported. The 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals rejected Arar’s bid to sue the U.S. over his case,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A man wanted on a warrant for aggravated assault, was shot and wounded Sunday in a Kansas City, Ks., suburb after exchanging gunfire with an FBI Violent Crime Safe Streets Task Force, the Kansas City Star reported. The paper reported that task force members confronted the man about 7:15 p.m. outside…
