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FBI: Fans of Detroit-Based Rap Group Belong to Hybrid Gang
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com DETROIT — The headline on the U.S. Marshal’s press release announced, “Gang Member Removed from New Mexico’s Most Wanted.” Turns out, 20-year-old Mark Anthony Carlson was wanted for missing probation. And oh yes, more importantly, he is a “Juggalo,” a fan of the Detroit-based rap group, Insane Clown Posse, reports the Village…
FBI Probes Photo Depicting High School on Fire
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The photo at the York County Fair in Nebraska was shocking. The manipulated image showed York High School erupting in a ball of fire with a hooded figure in the foreground. “They never seen this coming,” is impoosed on the image, reports York Times. Now the FBI is trying to determine whether…
Justice Department: No Evidence for Charges Against Goldman Sachs
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal authorities closed two investigations into mortgage deals at Goldman Sachs, the Justice Department announced in a rare statement late Thursday, Reuters reports. Although federal prosecutors are typically loathe to publicize the closing of a case, they issued a statement announcing that no illegal activity was found. “The department and investigative agencies…
Ex-FBI Safe Cracking Specialist Who Misused Skills to Commit Crimes Dies at 71
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com H. Edward Tickel Jr., a notorious ex-FBI specialist and safe-cracking expert who was convicted in a jewelry theft scheme and other crimes, died without any media attention in March, Newsmax reports. Tickel was 71 and left behind a checkered past. He was accused of breaking into the FBI headquarters credit union, stealing…
FBI: Temple Gunman Killed Himself; Motive Still Unknown
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Sikh Temple gunman who killed six people in a rampage outside Milwaukee died from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, the Associated Press reports. Wade Michael Page was wounded by police when he turned the gun on himself, the FBI said Wednesday. Investigators still don’t know what motivated Wade Michael Page…
FBI May Be Required to Collect Data Soon on Hate Crimes Against Sikhs
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI would be required to collect information on hate crimes committed against Sikh Americans under an initiative between the agency and the U.S. Justice Department, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The effort was spearheaded in April by U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY), who lives in a sizeable Sikh district. More than…
Man Who Opened Fire on FBI Agents Sentenced to 15 Years
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A fugitive who shot at FBI agents while he was barricaded in a house his near Pittsburgh was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. Frank Perez Jr. fired at least 20 shots from two pistols and a 12-gauge shotgun while an FBI SWAT team surrounded his…
Ex-NFL Running Back Faces Up to 20 Years in Prison for Wire Fraud
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Former NFL running back Michael Antwon Bennett couldn’t run away fast enough from this problem. Bennett faces up to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty last week to making fraudulent financial claims in order to get a $200,000 loan, the Florida Sun Sentinel reports. Bennett, 33, tried to get the…