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FBI Dir. Mueller Gets Prestigious Award at His Old Stomping Grounds — Princeton
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III let his Ivy League colors fly over the weekend. Mueller, a 1966 graduate of Princeton, was awarded the prestigious Woodrow Wilson Award on Saturday at Princeton, which recognizes an alum’s commitment to public service, the Daily Princetonian reported. The paper reported that Mueller spoke at…
Supreme Court Ruling Prompts FBI to Turn Off About 3,000 GPS Devices
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s fair to surmise that the FBI has a surplus of GPS devices that are just going to be sitting around. The Wall Street Journal reports that FBI General Counsel Andrew Weissmann said at a conference Friday that a Supreme Court ruling requiring a court order before placing a GPS on…
FBI Seizes Property in Detroit-Area Operation Targeting Public Schools
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Add a new Jaguar sports car and over $34,000 to the coffers of FBI in Detroit. Those profits were seized during an ongoing investigation of the cash-strapped town of Pontiac, Mich., just north of Detroit, reports the Detroit News. The Jaguar was once Jumanne Sledge’s, a former Pontiac schools superintendent who…
Tex Man Posing as FBI Agent Pulled Over at Least One Motorist
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com For some citizens, it might be fun to fantasize about what it would be like to be an FBI agent. The key is to leave it at just that: a fantasy. That didn’t happen in Austin, Tex. Police there are trying to find out about anyone who might have been pulled…
Real Estate Workers in San Diego Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Here’s another reminder how the real estate and banking world have suffered as a result of major acts of fraud. In San Diego, charges were unsealed on Tuesday against several real estate agents involved in a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme targeting “vulnerable, low-income immigrants” , according to a statement from the…
Serious Hypocrisy: Anti-Drug Texas Politician Arrested by the DEA
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com What’s wrong with this picture? El Paso, Texas, County Commissioner Guillermo Gandara Jr., who publicly had taken a hardline against drugs, was arrested by the DEA on drug trafficking charges, UPI reported. The arrest, part of a multi-agency investigation, took place late Wednesday, DEA spokeswoman Diana Apodaca confirmed to the El…
Convicted Terrorist Hysen Sherifi Faces New Charges He Plotted to Kill Witnesses Who Testified Against Him
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A North Carolina man sentenced last month to 45 years in prison for his role in a homegrown terrorist plot, faces new charges that he tried to hire a hit man to behead three witnesses that testified against him, the Charlotte Observer reported. Raleigh, N.C. resident Hysen Sherifi was charged Tuesday…
Feds Join Investigation of Vegas Mosque Fire
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Federal authorities have joined in on an investigation into a fire at the construction site of a cemetery and funeral home intended to serve the Islamic community in Las Vegas, reports the Las Vegas Sun. But the leader of the Islamic Society of Nevada does not believe the fire was the result of…