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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Officials Accused of Hindering FBI Investigation
Steve Neavling tickethewire.com A federal grand jury is investigating whether Los Angeles County jail officials moved an FBI informant to hinder a federal probe into alleged jail abuses, the LA Times reports. Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials moved the inmate several time under a series of aliases and kept him under constant watch, the LA…
Florida Man Claims to Be FBI Informant, Exposes Himself to Nurses
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Florida man forced his way onto a plane, claiming he was an FBI informant who was having medical complications and needed to fly to Boston, the Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. When the 28-year-old Fort Myers man was taken to a hospital after faking a seizure, he exposed himself to nurses, asking if…
You Won’t Believe How These People Were Smuggled Across the Border
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Fox 5 San Diego listed some unusual ways people have tried to smuggle drugs and humans across the U.S.-Mexico border. Also included are photos, including one of a man found sewn into the upholstery of a van seat. Other photos depict people hidden in compartments in the floor of a car or hidden…
Former FBI Agent Sentenced to Six Months in Jail for Embezzling Money Intended for Confidential Informants
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former FBI agent who embezzled money from a fund to pay confidential informants was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas announced. Timothy Klotz, of Oklahoma, also was sentenced to six months of house arrest after pleading guilty to embezzlement….
Florida Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Hacking Celebrities’ Email Accounts for Nude Photos
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Florida man who hacked into the email accounts of celebrities for nude photos and private information was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a federal judge, Reuters reports. Christopher Chaney, 36, a former office clerk, said he hacked into the accounts because of an addiction to spying on more than…
FBI Launched ‘Wanted Bank Robbers’ Website to Combat $38 Million in Annual Theft
Steve Neavling tickltethewire.com Bank robbers bagged more than $38 million from banks last year, and the money was recovered in only one in five robberies. To increase the success of nabbing thieves, the FBI has launched a website, Wanted Bank Robbers, at www.bankrobbers.fbi.gov. It’s dedicated to enlisting the public’s help in identifying suspects, the bureau…
Justice Department Withheld Recommendations on Curtailing Gun Violence Until After November Election
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department compiled a list of ideas to reduce gun violence but it was postponed until after last month’s elections, the Washington Post reports, citing anonymous sources familiar with the efforts. In March 2011, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. asked officials to draw up a list of recommendations to reduce…
FBI Denies Helping Police Department in New Jersey Pursue Political Opponents
Steve Neavling ticklthewire.com The FBI is denying claims that it directed an Edison Police Department in New Jersey to investigate opponents of its chief, Thomas Bryan, the Star-Ledger reports. Union officials made the allegations, saying police were helping the FBI investigate Bryan’s critics and political opponents. An FBI spokeswoman told the Star-Ledger that the FBI…