By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – In a hotel room in Northwest Washington last month, scientist Stewart David Nozette told the other man in the room: Nozette: I don’t get recruited by Mossad every day. I knew this day would come by the way. Other man: How’s that. Nozette: (laughs) I just had a feeling…
Would J. Edgar Hoover Have Bought a bottle of “Integrity”?/fbi photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — And now for the FBI agent who has everything. The FBI Recreation Association, a non-profit organization which sells official FBI merchandise at headquarters and FBI field offices, has announced on its website that it is selling an official…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A Pittsburgh FBI agent was among 41 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2008 during arrests, tactical situations, surveillance, ambushes or domestic violence, according to an FBI report released Monday. The number of deaths marked a significant decline from 2007 when 58 officers were killed…
With the Mexican Cartels spreading their violent tentacles in the U.S., and bullets still flying at your local crack corner, it’s very smart to prioritize and layoff the medical marijuana users. DEVLIN BARRETT Associated Press WASHINGTON — Federal drug agents won’t pursue pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers in states that allow medical marijuana, under…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who became a household name after being indicted for trying to sell President’s Obama’s Senate seat, seems to be doing quite fine while he awaits federal trial next June 3. For one, he’s written a book “The Governor”, which likens his fall to a Shakespearean…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Mexican drug cartels, which have flourished in the U.S. and made fortunes, are now bumping up against a little problem in Atlanta: they’re being ripped off by local a local Latino gang that has been known to cut off the ears of children, according to a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution….
It’s an interesting tale how the commissioner in this little community outside of Ft. Lauderdale kept her status as an FBI informant secret for four years. Or at least that’s what she says. Some say she didn’t really keep it secret. Either way, it’s not a giant leap to believe that she would cooperate with…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Maurice G. “Marty” Martineau, a U.S. Secret Service agent from 1941 to 1972, who coordinated security at the 1968 Democratic Convention and testified before Congress on the Kennedy Assassination, has died at age 95, the Chicago Tribune reported on Sunday. During his 31-year career, Martineau protected every president from Franklin D….
