By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Invoking a temporary emergency order, the DEA announced Tuesday that it was making it illegal to sell or possess five chemicals used to make smokeable “herbal incense” commonly known as “fake pot.” “Young people are being harmed when they smoke these dangerous ‘fake pot’ products and wrongly equate the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Imagine taxpayers spending millions of dollars collectively trying an Illinois governor, and in the end, the case all but collapses. The jurors only convict on one of 24 counts . They end up deadlocked on the rest. Imagine that. Yes,it’s not too hard, considering it happened in the first trial of…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com As part of its ongoing battle against a host of crimes including cyber crime, terrorism, foreign counterintelligence, corruption, kidnapping and civil rights violations,the FBI in Chicago is looking to recruit contract linguists with foreign language skills. The bureau is hosting a foreign language career fair on March 12 at the offices…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The chief of security at the Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia where 29 people died last April in an explosion, was arrested Monday for obstructing the investigation into the disaster by allegedly lying to the FBI and destroying documents. The Justice Department said Elbert Stover, 60, of…
By Ronald Kessler Newsmax The arrest of a Saudi man for allegedly plotting to blow up the Dallas home of former President George W. Bush is being widely portrayed as a lucky break for the FBI. Carolina Biological Supply called the FBI to report that Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, a 20-year-old college student from Saudi Arabia,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Over the decades, detractors and supporters saw the many sides of Ted Kennedy; the playboy, the tireless public servant, the advocate for the poor and universal health care, the man who left the scene at Chappaquiddick. Now comes the latest: The conservative group Judicial Watch has obtained FBI files through the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Life after the FBI can take some unexpected turns. Ask retired agent Richard Southerton. The 25-year veteran of the FBI is tossing his hat into the ring in a run for a seat on the Wayne County Commission in Pennsylvania, according to the Scranton Times Tribune. “In my wildest dreams, it’s…
