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Family of Muslim Leader Shot Dead Challenges FBI’s Version of Raid
Steve Neavking ticklethewire.com DETROIT — A Detroit Muslim leader was unarmed when authorities fatally shot him during a raid inside a suburban warehouse in 2009, the family of the man said in a lawsuit, a claim that’s totally contrary to what the FBI concluded, the Detroit Free Press reports. The suit filed in U.S. District…
Feds Scoff at ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s Claims He Had Immunity to Kill
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal prosecutors slammed mobster James “Whitey” Bulger’s claims the government gave him immunity to kill, the Boston Herald reports. “Put simply, someone who thought he had immunity would not pay a corrupt FBI agent thousands of dollars in cash, as Stephen Flemmi has admitted that he and Bulger paid to John Connolly,”…
American Muslims Continue to Use Terrorist Recruiting Pipeline to Somalia
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Young Muslim Americans continue to be lured by terrorists to East Africa to join the ranks of jihadists, ABC News reports. As recently as July, two Americans are believed to have left Minneapolis for Somalia to join al-Shabaab, a terrorist group, ABC News reported. The FBI has been investigating for years the terrorist…
FBI: Arizona AG Tom Horne Involved in Hit-And-Run to Avoid Evidence of an Affair with Subordinate
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has accused Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne of leaving the scene of an accident because he was trying to conceal a relationship with a female employee, the Associated Press reports. In a report obtained by the AP, agents said Horne was having an affair with Assistant Attorney General Carmen Chenal…
Michigan Supreme Court Justice Under FBI Investigation in Alleged Mortgage Swap
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Michigan Supreme Court Justice Diane Hathaway is under investigation over a suspicious $1.5 million real estate deal, the Detroit Free Press reports. Citing a source familiar with the probe, the Free Press says the FBI is investigating how Hathaway eliminated $600,000 in mortgage debt on the waterfront home in suburban Grosse Pointe…
Attorneys for Gangster James “Whitey” Bulger Say Judge Has Conflict of Interest
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorneys for the notorious gangster James “Whitey” Bulger said their client received immunity to commit crimes from a late federal prosecutor, the Irish Central reports. The prosecutor, Jeremiah O’Sullivan, a former U.S. attorney, worked as a federal prosecutor at the same time as U.S. District Court Judge Richard Stearns, who is presiding…
Recently Retired FBI Agent to Plead Not Guilty in Alleged Scheme to Derail Defense Contracts
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A recently retired FBI agent accused of trying to derail a federal investigation into defense contract spending is expected to plead not guilty today to charges of fraud, conspiracy and obstruction of justice, the Associated Press reports. Prosecutors say Robert Lustyik, a former White Plains, N.Y.-based counterintelligence officer, sidetracked an investigation into…
Alex J. Turner named Assistant Director of FBI’s Security Division
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Alex J. Turner was named assistant director of the FBI’s Security Division, which is responsible for ensuring a safe work environment for employees, the bureau announced Monday. Turner began his career as a special agent with the FBI’s Atlanta Division in 1985, investigating drug and property crime. In 1988, Turner moved to…