Four ATF Leaders Face Termination; Disciplinary Board Recommends Firings

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Four senior ATF managers behind the botched Fast and Furious gun-smuggling investigation face termination after a disciplinary board recommended they be fired, the Washington Times reports. The ATF Professional Review Board recommended the termination of the four managers, William Newell, former special agent in charge of the ATF’s Phoenix office; George Gillett,…

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Investigation of D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray Focuses on Campaign Finance Disclosure

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal investigation of Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray is zeroing in on allegations that campaign staffers promised donors that their contributions wouldn’t be recorded publicly, the Washington Post reports. The idea was to collect money under-the-table so the incumbent Mayor Adrian Fenty wouldn’t retaliate, the Post reported, citing three anonymous sources….

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FBI Investigating Whether Buffalo Police Accepted Bribes from Tow Truck Operators

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating whether Buffalo police accepted bribes and dished out work to select tow truck operators, the Buffalo News reports. FBI agents searched Jim Mazz Auto Inc. in connection with an city-initiated probe into towing truck contracts. The Buffalo News wrote that other operators are under investigation. Competition between operators…

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