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Mexican Kingpin Turns Valuable FBI Informant
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com The L.A. Times recently ran a story detailing the apprehension in 2010 of Mexican kingpin Jesus Audel Miramontes-Varela and his conversion into one of the FBI’s most valuable informants. Apparently eager to gain assylum for himself, wife and 3 daughters in the U.S., the 34-year-old Miramontes-Varela willingly confessed his leadership in the…
Detroit FBI Agent Concerned About Hezbollah’s Reaction to Conflict With Iran
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mi. — A Detroit FBI official on Tuesday expressed concern as to how Hezbollah, which enjoys support in the Arab community in the Detroit area, might react if Israel or anyone else goes to battle with Iran. “If Israel or anyone else chooses to act against Iran, what exactly…
FBI-State Police Probing New Orleans Saints Wiretapping Allegations
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Pro football can be a dirty sport on the field, and apparently sometimes off the field. An FBI-Louisiana State Police task force is investigating allegations that the New Orleans Saints set up general manager Mickey Loomis’ booth at the Superdome so he could eavesdrop on opposing coaches, the Associated Press reported….
FBI Dir. Mueller Visits Yemen and Vows to Battle Islamist Extremists
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III vowed Tuesday in Yemen to help that nation battle an Islamist insurgency, Reuters news service reported. Reuters also reported that a U.S. drone had killed a high level al Qaeda figure in Yemen linked to an attack on a French oil tanker. Mueller met with…
Would-be Bomber Pleads Guilty to 2010 Attempt to Target Chicago Hot Spots
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com A 2010 sting nailed a would-be bomber for attempting to plant an explosive device in the bustling Wrigleyville neighborhood of Chicago. Now, he’s likely to be out of commission for a long time. The FBI announced Monday that Sami Samir Hassoun, a 24-year-old green card holder from Lebanon, pleaded guilty to one…
FBI Seeks Help from Public in Solving Coastguard Killings
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com More than 100 people memorialized two slain U.S. Coastguard employees in Alaska last week as “full of honor, courage and passion for their families,” but the FBI offered little closure on their deaths. The L.A. Times reports that the April 12th shooting of Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class James Hopkins and…
Ex-FBI Agent and Wife on Trial in Va. for Fraud
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s showtime for former FBI agent John Robert Graves and his wife Sara Turberville Graves. Trial began Monday in fed court in Richmond for the two who are accused of defrauding 11 Virginians out of $1.3 million, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. Graves, 52, and his wife Sara, 44, are charged with…
Don Oswald Hanging Up the Gun and Badge as Head of FBI in Minn.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s adios for Don Oswald after a short stint as head of the FBI in Minneapolis. Oswald ,53, tells the Associated Press that he’s retiring to practice practice law. He eventually wants to become a judge. He was assigned to the job last May. “I really would like to pursue that…