By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The FBI continues to use the agent who interviewed and befriended the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to entice new agents. “Imagine sitting across from Saddam Hussein every day for nearly seven straight months—slowly earning his trust, getting him to spill secrets on everything from whether he gave the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI knows Mexican gang member Eduardo Ravelo — who may have had a hand in the recent murders of three people linked to the U.S. Consulate in Mexico — is no easy find. The Los Angeles Times reports that Ravelo — on the FBI’s Top Ten Fugitives — probably had…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Mobster John Gotti Jr., who escaped prison after mistrials were declared in four straight trials in New York, is off to make some doe the legitimate way. The website Deadline Hollywood reports that the Dapper Don Jr., the former chief of the Gambino crime family, wants to peddle his life story…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Ex-Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Sunday he has concerns that local terrorist groups or militias could pick up ideas from violent groups overseas. “I agree with Sen. Lieberman, this is not of the order of magnitude of what we see global terrorists,” Chertoff said on Meet the Press….
The Barrio Azteca gained added notoriety when it was named as the culprit behind the recent killings of three people tied to the U.S. Consulate in the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez. They’ve been going at it quite some time. With drug money behind them, the U.S. and Mexico have a very daunting task…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI is looking into death threats against ESPN reporter Erin Andrews, who had previously been the target of a man who had videotaped her naked through hotel peep holes, the LA Times reported. Andrews’ attorney, Marshall Grossman said a media outlet had received emails that included death threats, the paper…
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFDTBhwCiTM WEEKEND STORIES OF INTEREST Hutaree Leader Loved Playing War Games (Detroit News) Militia Members Jailed Til Trial (Detroit News)
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The FBI is investigating letters sent by an anti-government group to more than 30 governors warning them to step down within three days or they’ll be removed. The Associated Press reported that the FBI is warning local cops that the group’s action could provoke violence. The group,the Guardians of…
