By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Considering he was once the top prosecutor for a prominent suburban county just outside D.C., Jack B. Johnson was not such a smart crook and shakedown artist. Johnson was arrested by the FBI last November while in his final weeks in office as county executive of Prince George’s County…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Federal agencies on Tuesday tipped their hats to America’s Most Wanted, one day after Fox announced it was canceling the show after 23 years. “For 23 years, John Walsh and the ‘America’s Most Wanted’ team have worked tirelessly to make communities across the country safer and more secure,” Michael…
By Aaron Mehta iwatch news Center for Public Integrity In a rare show of bipartisanship, both Congressional Democrats and Republicans have come out in support of President Barack Obama’s recent request to extend Robert Mueller’s decade-long tenure as FBI director. But for all his accomplishments, Mueller has failed at the same IT management task that…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Fifty six law enforcement officers were “feloniously killed” killed in 2010, including U.S. Border agent Brian Terry, up from 48 in 2009, according to preliminary statistics released Monday by the FBI. Of the 56 felonious deaths: 15 officers were killed during ambushes. 8 were investigating suspicious persons or circumstances….
By Greg Stejskal ticklethewire.com I recently read the “Time” magazine profile of FBI Director Robert Mueller noting that his 10-year statutory term was coming to an end. It was mentioned that the Director is a big baseball fan especially of the Boston Red Sox. I have also read speculation about what may be in Dir….
Greg Stejskal served as an FBI agent for 31 years and retired as resident agent in charge of the Ann Arbor office. By Greg Stejskal ticklethewire.com I recently read the “Time” magazine profile of FBI Director Robert Mueller noting that his 10-year statutory term was coming to an end. It was mentioned that the Director…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The retrial of Rod Blagojevich is putting more people than just the chatty ex-governor on the defensive. The Chicago Sun-Times on Monday reported that U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) adamantly denied that he had fundraisers offer Blago about $1 million in campaign contributions in exchange for getting the Senate seat…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court handed law enforcement an added tool on Monday. The Court ruled 8-1 that it was okay when Lexington, Ky. police busted into an apartment without a warrant after smelling marijuana and fearing the suspect was trying to destroy evidence, the Associated Press reported. The ruling overturned…
