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FBI Searches Well for Victims of Speed Freak Killers in California
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is searching for the remains of more victims of the Speed Freak Killers in a well in San Joaquin County in California, not far from a site where at least four people were found, the Mercury News reports. Federal authorities expect the excavation of up to 50 feet will take…
Appeals Court Refuses to Overturn 1984 Marijuana Conviction over Mobster Whitey Bulger’s Information
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A large-scale marijuana dealer who claims FBI agents lied in court to protect longtime informant and mobster James “Whitey” Bulger won’t receive a new trial, the Boston Globe reports. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First District refused Monday to overturn the 1984 conviction of Michael F. Murray, saying the evidence…
FBI Paid Informants $500,000, Ignored Crimes in Weak Racketeering Case, Defense Lawyer Argued
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI spent more than $500,000 on informants and ignored their crimes to build a racketeering case that has “been on life support” for years, a veteran mob attorney said Monday, the Associated Press reports. During closing arguments for the trial involving La Cosa Nostra under reputed boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi,…
Feds Spend More Money on Immigrant Enforcement Than All Other Crimes Combined
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal government spends more money on immigrant enforcement than all other law enforcement agencies combined, the Huffington Post reports. The U.S. spent nearly $18 billion in the 2012 fiscal year on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection and US-Visit, an effort to help local authorities identify undocumented immigrants,…
Former Border Patrol Agent Charged with Sexually Assaulting Girl for Years
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former South Texas cop who was charged recently with sexually assaulting an underage girl for seven years previously was a U.S. Border Patrol agent, the Associated Press reports. Jaime Ocanas, 33, used to be assigned at the Border Patrol’s Rio Grande City station. From December 2007 until he was fired Dec….
ATF’s Scott Sweetow Heads North to Minnesota
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Scott Sweetow, head of the Atlanta ATF Division, is moving on to the Midwest to head up the St. Paul Division, which includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota. Sweetow, who began his career with ATF in 1990 in Los Angeles, spent several years assigned in the Arson and Explosives…
San Antonio Cop Accused of Planting Drugs, Demanding Cash from Crime Victim
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A San Antonio Police officer faces federal charges after his own department arrested him on accusations of planting false evidence and demanding cash from a crime victim, KHOU.com reports. The joint sting operation by the police department and FBI led to Officer Curtis W. Lundy’s arrest Thursday . The incident happened on…
Editorial: ATF Needs More Authority to Stop Illegal Gun Sales
Newsday Editorial Congress should unshackle the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in the fight against illegal guns. Restrictions on the bureau’s activities are hobbling efforts to combat firearms trafficking and reduce the day-to-day gun violence plaguing the nation. Americans have a constitutional right to own guns. And licensed gun dealers who operate legally…