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Mob Snitch for FBI Kills Self, But Not Before Offing Someone Else
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Being a snitch in the mob ain’t so easy on the conscience. And of course, it also involves a lot of looking over your shoulder. Mob expert Jerry Capeci of Gang Land News reports that 69-year-old Nicholas (Nicky Skins) Stefanelli, a Gambino familiy wiseguy, killed himself about two weeks ago after…
SF Police Chief Wants Mayor to Reject Legislation that Would Restrict Cops Working With FBI Counterterrorism
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The San Francisco police chief is urging Mayor Ed Lee to veto local legislation that would put restrictions on cops who work with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force , the San Francisco Chronicle reported. That word comes in wake of local legislation passed by the San Francisco Board of…
Best Man at Militia Wedding Ended Up Being FBI Informant
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — Next time you might want to think twice before you have a guy named “Jersey Steve” as the best man at your wedding. The Detroit Free Press reports that ring leader David Stone Sr. of the Hutaree militia in Michigan grew so fond of his friendship with a trucker…
Ex-Senator Says FBI Documents Contradict Agency on 9/11 Probe of Saudis
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It appears the 9/11 conspiracy theories are far from over. MSNBC reports that ex-Florida Sen. Bob Graham, who co-chaired Congress’ Joint Inquiry into the 9/11 terrorist attacks, says he has read two classified FBI documents that suggest the bureau may not have been accurate when it stated publicly that there was…
Ex-Detroit Prosecutor Convertino Asks Appeals Court to Reinstate Suit Against Justice Dept.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — Here we go again? We shall see. Ex-Detroit fed prosecutor Richard Convertino is asking a federal appeals court in D.C. to reinstate his privacy suit against the Justice Department over info leaked to Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter, the BLT: Blog of LegalTimes reported. Convertino, who was acquitted…
FBI’s Shawn Henry Stepping Down After 24 Years
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI executive assistant director Shawn Henry, who had taken on a higher profile in the bureau in more recent times, has decided to retire, Jason Ryan of ABC News reports. Ryan reports that Henry will step down after 24 years of service. Henry is credited with “boosting the FBI’s computer crime…
Whitey Bulger’s Girlfriend May Cop a Plea in Case
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The girlfriend of James “Whitey” Bulger, who is accused of helping the Boston mobster elude authorities for more than 16 years, may end up pleading guilty, the Boston Globe reported. Girlfriend Catherine Greig has indicated she wanted to cop a plea to harboring a fugitive, the Globe reported. Bulger, who was…
9/11 Co-Chairs Prod Senators for Cybersecurity Action
By Suzanne Kelly CNN Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton, who co-chaired the 9/11 Commission, weighed in last week on a simmering disagreement in the Senate over the best way to address the nation’s vulnerability to cyberattacks. The two men, who now run the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Homeland Security project, are calling on senators to take…