January 2011
Seinfeld and Chris Rock: Here Comes FBI Director Mueller
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Comedians like Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld don’t really have to worry about being dethroned as funny guys — at least if the competition is the straight-laced and often stoic FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III. Still, from time to time, the director slips a little humor into his…
FBI Dir. Robert Mueller Says Organized Crime Is an International Menace
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III said Friday that tentacles of organized crime go far beyond the shores of the U.S. and is an international menace. “Some believe that organized crime is a thing of the past,” Mueller said during a speech before the Citizens Crime Commission of New York. “Unfortunately,…
Fed Judge Reduces Convicted Terrorist’s Sentence by More than 100 Years
Mohamad Hammoud/mecklenburg co. sheriff’s photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com They say federal judges have plenty powers, and in fact, they can make a century or more disappear with the snap of a finger. That’s just what happened Thursday when U.S. District Judge Graham Mullen in Charlotte, N.C. reduced the 155 year sentence of Hezbollah supporter…
Secret Service Agents Say Pres. Reagan Was Sharp During Presidency Contrary to What Son Says
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ronald Kessler of Newmax.com writes that Secret Service agents on President Reagan’s detail say the 40th president “was sharp until several years after he left the presidency”, contrary to what son Ron wrote in his latest book. “We had a hundred twenty agents on his detail, and he seemed to remember…
Rat Poison and Shrapnel Found in Bomb at MLK Day Parade in Spokane
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com More details are surfacing about the mysterious bomb that was found along the parade route of the MLK Day parade in Spokane, Wash. on Jan. 17. CNN reports that the bomb contained rat poisoning and metal shrapnel, all designed to maximize damage. The Spokesman-Review reported that the rat poison is used…
John Travolta to Play John Gotti Jr.’s Father in Movie?
Read Column About Glorifying the Mob by William Donati
Internal Reports Show FBI Employees Stepping Over the Line
By Allan Lengel For AOL News WASHINGTON — In an agency with thousands of employees, some in the FBI are bound to step over the line. CNN obtained summaries of internal disciplinary reports by the agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility dating back to January 2008. The reports detail wrongdoing by employees including lying, drunken driving,…