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Conviction for al Quaeda Operative Who Intentionally Crashed Car on U.S. Highway and Plotted NYC Subway Bombing
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Authorities called it one of the most serious terrorist plots against America since 9/11. On Tuesday, 28-year-old Adis Medunjanin of Queens paid for that ambitious plot. Medunjanin was convicted on terror charges on Tuesday in New York fed court after a 4-week trial exposed the depth of his plots with former high…
FBI Dir. Mueller Went to Libya to Discuss Lockerbie Bombing
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Lockerbie plane bombing is a mystery that won’t go away. SkyNews/News Score reports that FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III and Scotland’s top prosecutor visited Libya in Tripoli to “pave the way for further investigations into the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing.” The meeting took place April 25, but was kept…
FBI Most Wanted Ex-D.C. Teacher Still At Large;Tips Flow in
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com By now you’ve probably seen the headlines that friendly-faced bearded ex-D.C. teacher Eric Toth who took Bin Laden’s place on the FBI’s Most Wanted Fugitive list, for possessing and producing child porn. But have you seen him on the street? Hundreds think they have, reports the Associated Press. But no tips from…
FBI Busts 5 People Plotting to Blow Up Ohio Bridge
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI has busted five men — three of whom are self-described anarchists — on suspicion of conspiring to blow up a bridge near Cleveland, the Justice Department announced Tuesday morning. The men plotted to blow up a Route 82 bridge at the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, authorities said in a…
FBI Investigating Atlanta’s $3B in Airport Vendor Contracts
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Accusations are flying in Atlanta that airport concession contracts have been rigged to favor the Mayor’s campaign contributors, reports WSBTV. The FBI has apparently contacted several of the losing bidders to interview them about the bidding process. One bidder told WSBTV, “I answered their questions that I had a feeling things went…
Authorities Charge Ex-Gun Shop Owner With Threatening Life of ATF Agent
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com What ever makes people think they can do crazy things to federal agents and get away with it? Maybe we should ask Ted Schlenker of Louisville, a former Kentucky gun shop owner. Authorities charged him with mailing a 9 mm pistol and a threatening letter to an ATF agent who had…
FBI’s Michael Steinbach to Head Jacksonville Division
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Michael B. Steinbach is taking over the FBI’s Jacksonville Division. Steinbach, the special assistant to associate deputy director Thomas Harrington at FBI Headquarters, began his career in April 1995 and was first assigned to the Chicago divison, working fugitives and violent crimes. In 2003, he went to headquarters as a supervisor…