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Ex-U.S. Atty. Christie Exaggerates About Number of Crooked Pols He Put Behind Bars
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com What’s a little exaggeration among friends? The Newark Star-Ledger and PolitiFact called ex-U.S. Attorney turned N.J. Gov. Chris Christie on his exaggeration the other day. Christie said at a town hall meeting that as Newark U.S. Attorney he put behind bars 10 percent of the state legislature for various crimes. The…
FBI Looking into Allegations Ex-Flame Tried to Extort Money from NBA Star
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI is looking into allegations that the ex-girlfriend of New Jersey Net basketball star Kris Humphries tried to extort money from him, TMZ reported. The tabloid TV show reported that Humphrie’s lawyers turned over recorded messages to the FBI that have ex-girlfriend Myla Sinanaj trying to extort money in exchange…
Whitey Bulger’s Girlfriend Catherine Greig To be Sentenced Today
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Catherine Greig, the girlfriend of Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, is set to be sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Boston. The Boston Herald reports that prosecutors will ask for no less than 10 years in prison. Her lawyer obviously will ask for far less. Bulger and Greig were captured by…
FBI Reports: Crime in 2011 Dropped to Near Historic Lows
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Crime rates in 2011 fell to near historic lows, according to the FBI. Preliminary figures released Monday show violent crimes and property crimes reported dropped in 2011 compared to the previous year. Specifically, violent crimes fell 4 percent and property crimes dropped 0.8 percent. In the violent crime offenses category, murder…
NYPD’s Ray Kelly and His Battles With the FBI
By Christopher Dickey Newsweek There’d been a crucial break in one of Manhattan’s most infamous unsolved murders. One after another, reports from NYPD detectives popped up on the New York City police commissioner’s BlackBerry. Ray Kelly was on a quick work trip to London, and here, by the Thames in the predawn hours of May…
Former DEA Agent: Legalize Drugs
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former federal investigator called for the legalization of drugs during a Libertarian Party of Texas convention over the weekend, the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram reported. Saying the war on drugs has spread needless violence and wasted billions of tax dollars, Sean Dunagan, who worked for the Drug Enforcement Administration, also told the…
Atty. Gen. Holder Appoints D.C. and Baltimore U.S. Attys to Probe National Security Leaks
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric Holder assigned the U.S. Attorneys from D.C. and Baltimore to launch criminal probes into national security leaks to members of the media. In a press release issued Friday, Holder said D.C. U.S. Attorney Ron Machen and Baltimore U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein will lead the probes. The leaks center…
Drug Trafficking Rings Exploited Commercial Airlines
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Details of Thursdays’ massive drug bust reveal an ongoing game of whack-a-mole between the DEA and drug smugglers working the commercial airline systems. In this recent bust the DEA and FBI, in concert with Puerto Rican and local authorities, disabled two rings trafficking cocaine into the U.S., primarily through Puerto Rico Muniz…