By Allan Lengel ticklthewire.com Violence just across the Mexican border continues in a big, scary way. The Associated Press reports that 21 people were killed and at least six others were wounded in Mexico Thursday in a gun battle between gangs just 12 miles from the border near Arizona. AP reported that the area the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Massachusetts native Richard DesLauriers, who has served as deputy assistant director of Counterintelligence at FBI headquarters, has been tapped to head the agency’s Boston office. He replaces Warren T. Bamford, who recently retired from the agency. DesLauriers entered the FBI in 1987 and was first assigned to the Birmingham, Ala. office…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In the past week women have broken the gender barrier at the FBI’s New York office. First Janice Fedarcyk was named the first woman to head the office. And on Thursday, the FBI announced that Mary E. Galligan will become the first woman special agent in charge at the office. She…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI in Denver has a new home and it’s built to fend off unwanted guests. The Associated Press reports that the new field office is a four-story, glass tower with a lobby that has bomb proof glass, fencing that can stop a moving truck and pillars that can withstand a…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In a story full of twists, and certainly worthy of a movie, a federal immigration judge in San Diego on Wednesday tentatively granted asylum Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of a Hamas founder who converted to Christianity and became a spy for Israel, the Associated Press reported. AP reported that the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI agents on Tuesday arrested a Chicago cop police officer as part of an ongoing probe into officers taking kickbacks from tow truck drivers, the Chicago Tribune reported. A federal complaint filed against cop James Wodnicki alleged that he received cash bribes from tow truck operators in exchange for preferential treatment…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit Wednesday challenging the government’s right to put someone on a no-fly list without them having the opportunity to challenge the decision, Reuters news service reported. The suit, filed on behalf of 10 U.S. citizens, says thousands of people have been barred from flying and…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Now of days, you can see almost any movie — be it new or old — without going out to the the theater or renting a video– and all for free. Unfortunately, the whole set up is illegal. On Wednesday, federal authorities clamped down and disabled nine websites that allowed people…
