2011
Washington Post Editorial: PITY The 17,300 Workers and Contractors Assigned to FBI Headquarters
By The Washington Post Editorial Page WASHINGTON — PITY THE 17,300 workers and contractors assigned to FBI headquarters. Divided between the J. Edgar Hoover Building on Pennsylvania Avenue, where about half of them work, and 21 annexes in leased office buildings scattered over the Washington area, they are a beleaguered lot, judging from a report…
Weekend Series on Crime History: Sammy “The Bull” Gravano
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“Dean of Federal Law Enforcement in Tulsa” Don Crowl Passes at 72
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The “dean of federal law enforcement in Tulsa”has passed away. Don Crowl’s 25-year career with the Secret Service included stints on security details of six presidents, from Lyndon Johnson to George H. W. Bush, plus other politicians, judges, foreign dignitaries and cabinet members, reports the Tulsa World. He passed away on…
Are FBI Terror Tactics Just?
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Undoubtedly the public has been grateful when terrorist plots have been foiled by the FBI. But some are questioning the tactics, not just asking if the ends justify the means but if the means are creating false ends, reports The Guardian. “Critics say the FBI is running a sting operation across…
San Antonio Drug Bust Nets Cash, Cars Including Hot Pink Low Rider
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The powerful Zetas drug cartel took another blow in San Antonio, Tex., says a report from local KENS5.com. A DEA bust recovered high quality cocaine and millions of dollared allegedly linked to the Zetas, the station reported. Authorities claimed the bust crippled a powerful drug operation in San Antonio ….
Judge Rules FBI Must Pay Muslim Groups Legal Fees for Lying About Existence of Records in Freedom of Information Case
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com After five years of legal wrangling, a federal judge in California ruled Thursday that the FBI must pay the legal fees of Muslim activist groups that sued the agency over a Freedom of Information Act case. U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney, in a written ruling, said his decision was not based…
Utah Man Throws Molotov Cocktail at Bank, Ignites Bush
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com We’ve all been annoyed to find a hidden banking fee lurking in the shadows of our bank statements from time to time. But a Utah man took that frustration to another level, according to an Associated Press report out of West Jordan, Utah. Joshua Raymond Townsend, 20, is facing a federal…