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…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The Fox show “America’s Most Wanted”, which aired for 23 years, and helped capture some of the most dangerous fugitives wanted by the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service and other law enforcement agencies, is being cancelled. The Associated Press reported Monday that the show, hosted by John Walsh, attracted about…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Mobsters have a reputation for enjoying free things: TVs, Rolex watches, meals, computers. You name it. Still, it’s fair to assume, Emilio Fusco, a made man in the New York Genovese Crime Family, was none to happy when he got a free plane ride back to the U.S. from Italy —…
James Cavanaugh was an ATF agent and supervisor for 33 years before retiring in 2010. By James Cavanaugh For ticklethwire.com Dingdong the witch is dead. Yet the Al Qeada organization remains active and no doubt bent on revenge to show the world it is viable and deadly. Law-enforcement leaders now have a special challenge: To…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –– I have mixed feelings about the White House proposal to have FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III stay two years more beyond his 10-year term, which expires in September. The opinions of newspaper editorial boards around the country reflect my ambivalence. All recognize the need for continuity in such…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com James T. Akagi, an assistant special agent in charge of the Oklahoma City DEA office, and a 25-year veteran of the agency, has been named the new police chief for Oak Ridge, Tenn. Oak Ridge city manager Mark Watson said Akagi, 49, began his career with the DEA in 1986, and…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com ATF has rubbed the Motley County, Tex., government the wrong way. The city attorney Tom Edwards says ATF could face Class C misdemeanor charges for violating the county’s burn ban after the agency detonated unwanted explosives, which triggered a fire that scorched 150 acres of land, according to the Plainview Daily…
