By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — The former acting boss of the Detroit mob, Anthony (Tony Z) Zerilli, who triggered a massive FBI dig in northern Oakland County in 2013 in search of James R. Hoffa, died several days ago of natural causes in the Ft. Lauderdale area. He was 87. Scott Burnstein, a…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One of the FBI’s most wanted terrorists was killed in a raid in the Philippines in January, CNN reports. Zulkifli bin Hir, the Malaysian bomber known as Marwan, was confirmed dead following DNA tests, the FBI said. “After a thorough review of forensic data and information obtained from our Philippine law…
By Gerald Krovatin Star-Ledger Guest Columnist Let’s take a deep breath and put the indictment of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) in perspective. Every few years, the Public Integrity Section of the Justice Department in Washington seems to bring a case against a high-profile elected official that turns out to be a waste of time and…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol supervisor accused of hiding a video camera in the women’s bathroom at the agency’s station in San Diego pleaded not guilty Thursday. U-T San Diego reports that Armando Gonzalez, 46, pleaded not guilty to 19 counts related to the camera. Authorities said at least a dozen women were…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Saudi Arabian man will be deported after pleading guilty this week to punching a TSA officer in the face at the Orlando International Airport in January. Mohammed Abdullah Alomaim, 43, was sentenced to time served and a two-year supervised release, The Orlando Sentinel reports. “As a result of his conviction,…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two Secret Service agents have been subpoenaed for more information on an incident involving a pair of agents involved in a drunken accident outside of a White House barricade, The Huffington Post reports. A House of Representatives committee said earlier this week that the subpoenas were necessary because the Secret Service…
