September 2017
DEA Agents Wearing Protective Gear to Avoid Fentanyl Exposure
The ever-growing opioid crisis that claims thousands of lives a year also is becoming increasingly dangerous for law enforcement agencies, including the DEA.
Special Counsel Mueller Loses Another FBI Official in Russia Probe
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team of lawyers and investigators who are investing Russia’s meddling in the presidential election has lost a second FBI official.
Trump Conspicuously Absent from Ceremony to Install New FBI Director
President Trump was a no-show while Chris Wray was officially installed as the new FBI director during a ceremony in a courtyard at FBI headquarters Thursday.
FBI: Number of Domestic and Islamic Terrorism Cases Roughly the Same
The FBI is investigating about the same number of domestic terrorism cases as the bureau is investigating Islamic terrorism cases, according to FBI Director Chris Wray said.
VP Pence’s Lawyer Meets with Special Counsel over Russia Probe
The lawyer representing Vice President Mike Pence in the Russia probe met with special counsel Robert Mueller this summer.
New ATF SAC in Phoenix Wants to Focus on Infiltrating Criminal Groups
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com John Durastanti, the new head of ATF in Phoenix, is taking aim at groups involved in violence, people he refers to as “trigger pullers.” “Those gangs, those groups that are contributing to the most violence in any community, that’s one of our priorities. Our primary goals? Go in, infiltrate those gangs…
Ex-FBI Negotiator Evaluates President Trump’s Negotiating Style
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former FBI crisis negotiator Chris Voss talks to CNBC’s “Power Lunch” about the negotiating tactics of President Donald Trump and Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Voss calls Trump “an assertive, openly aggressive negotiator” and notes that the problem with that style is that “people get tired of dealing with them.” Voss…