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Paterno Family Seeks Release of PSU Records to Public
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Joe Paterno’s family is urging the FBI to release all records related to the Penn State child sex-abuse scandal, saying select emails are being leaked to smear the reputation of the deceased coach, the Associated Press reports. Those emails suggested Paterno and his coaching staff knew Jerry Sandusky took a shower with…
Austrian Government Seeks FBI Help in Kidnapping Case
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Frustrated over the pace of an investigation into the 8-year abduction case of Natascha Kampusch, Austrian officials took the unusual step of requesting help from the FBI, The Independent reports. The Austrian Parliament made the recommendation after spotting inconsistencies in the case that suggest an accomplice may have been involved. Kampusch was…
FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List Launched During Card Game
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list originated during a card game between FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and a reporter who was curious about the most slyest of fugitives, the LA Times reports. In 1949, Hoover gave the reporter a list of 10 names that would appear on the front page of…
Column: Chicago’s U.S. Attorney Fitzgerald Will Return to Public Office: Count on It
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Once in a while a U.S. Attorney comes along and makes a mark not only locally but nationally. U.S. Patrick Fitzgerald of Chicago was one of those guys. Fitzgerald resigned and left office last Friday, leaving behind a legacy that included prosecuting the ever-chatty ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Dick Cheney’s right…
FBI Agent Kills Knife-Lunging Man During Search
By Steve Neavling An FBI agent executing a search warrant in an Ohio home shot and killed a man after he lunged at the agent with a knife, the Dayton Daily News reports. Several hours into the search, Fallacy Myers grabbed a knife and started stabbing himself. When authorities tried subduing him with a Taser,…
FBI: Golden State Warriors Coach Extorted Over Nude Photos of Himself
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An ex-stripper and her roommate were charged this week with trying to extort money from Golden State Warriors Coach Mark Jackson by threatening to release nude photos of the married former NBA star, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The stripper’s roommate, Marcus Shaw, threatened to reveal the photos unless Adams coughed up,…
Prof Who Helped FBI Probe Mortgage Fraud Indicted in Mortgage Scheme
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A college professor who helped the FBI investigate mortgage fraud cases was indicted Thursday for running a similar scam, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Paul Tomko, an adjunct professor Cuyahoga Community College in Ohio, faces eight counts of fraud and conspiracy and making false statements to his probation officer. Tomko, 39, told…
California Councilman Bribed Owner of Marijuana Dispensary
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Santa Fe Springs Councilman accepted $11,500 in bribes from a marijuana dispensary owner who was working as an FBI informant, according to a plea agreement released Thursday, the L.A. Times reports. In the latest example of corruption in a Los Angeles County town, the case against Councilman Joseph Serrano Sr. alleges…