2010
Atty. Gen. Holder Indicates Criminal Probe to Go Beyond BP
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com As the disastrous Gulf spill drags on, someone is going to pay big time. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr., in an interview with CBS’ Bob Schieffer in Aspen, Col., indicated that the criminal probe may go beyond BP, according to Politico. “There are a variety of entities and a variety of…
93-Year-old Colombo Mobster Convicted in Brooklyn
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com At 93, mobster John “Sonny” Franzese — the underboss of the Colombo crime family — had a hard time staying awake during his racketeering trial in federal court in Brooklyn, the Associated Press reported. To boot, he had to sit there while his own son — a former mobster turned government…
Hundreds of FBI, DEA, ICE Agents Stung in Ponzi Scheme
By Allan Lengel For AOL News WASHINGTON — FBI agents are supposed to unearth scams, not become victims of them. This time is different. Up to 300 or so retired and current federal agents from the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), invested collectively tens of millions of dollars of…
Column: I Can’t Get Too Excited About Russian Spies
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – In the end, it left me scratching my head. Russian spies. Huh. So 60s. So Sputnik-era like. Forgive me, but some how, with al Qaeda and every other hell-bent-to-destroy-America group out there, Russian spies don’t seem all that threatening. Nonetheless, the FBI arrested 10 last week. And on Thursday…
As Expected, Tim Murphy Becomes 2nd in Command at FBI
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — As expected, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III tapped Timothy P. Murphy to become the second in command at the FBI. “Tim has consistently shown exceptional leadership and met tough challenges head-on,” Mueller said in a statement issued Thursday. “I have every expectation that he will do the same…
A Trade of a Different Sort: This One Won’t Help Any Teams Win the Championship
By Allan Lengel ticklethwire.com Trades in sports like the NBA often garner plenty of attention. But this trade is different: spies for spies. The New York Daily News reports that a plan is in the works to send the 10 Russian spies arrested last week home in exchange for imprisoned spies who did work for…
Ex-Mich. Congressman Siljander Pleads Guilty in Connection With Work He Did With Islamic Charity Groups Linked to Terrorism
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s pretty typical for Washington politicians to leave public office and cash in the chips in the private sector. Sometimes they go a little too far. Federal authorities say ex-Michigan Congressman Mark Siljander, who was U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, went too far. And on Wednesday, he pleaded guilty to…