Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com DETROIT — An FBI investigation has prompted the federal government to seek forfeiture of the home of Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway on accusations that she and her husband defrauded a bank of $600,000 in mortgage debt, the Detroit News reports U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade ‘s office wrote in a criminal…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Three California men charged with plotting terrorist attacks on Americans and military bases overseas were planning to join the Taliban in Afghanistan and eventually fight for al-Qaida, the FBI said, the Associated Press reports. Little did they know, an undercover agent was recording their conversations. “The main lesson learned is: Don’t underestimate…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com DETROIT — FBI agents seized records and computer equipment from the Detroit Library System to investigate kickbacks involving a top official Tuesday, the Detroit News reports. Agents also raided the home of chief administrative officer Tim Cromer, who is accused of personally profiting from contracts. The raid is just the latest in Detroit,…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The number of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in the U.S. and Puerto Rico rose from 72 in 2011 from 56 the previous year, according to newly released FBI data, the AP reports. Of the 72 fatalities, most involved an officer trying to make an arrest. Most of…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric Holder will stay on the job for another year during President Obama’s second term, Fox News reports. Citing senior administration officials, Fox News said Obama wants to prevent a mass exodus from his administration at the end of his first term. That follows news that Secretary of State Hillary…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A retired DEA agent was arrested on accusations of trying to buy sex from an undercover officer in Palm Bay, Florida, WDBO reports. The former agent, David Costa, 76, was nabbed as part of a sting operation undercover officers posing as prostitutes, WDBO reported. “It just sometimes amazes me how many people…
Reno Gazette-Journal Editorial The ongoing dispute between the Reno offices of the U.S. Attorney and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — a dispute that should have been resolved months ago in the interest of effective law enforcement — has gone from the absurd to the downright dangerous. The rift, more than a…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI monitored Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s only daughter after she defected to the United States in 1967, newly declassified documents show, the Associated Press reports. The documents show FBI agents were gathering information to find out how Lana Peters’ arrival to the U.S. was affecting relations with other countries. One source…
