FBI
Calif. Man Gets 6 Years in Attempted Murder-for-Hire Plot
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A six-year sentence was handed down to Santa Barbara County, Calif., resident Eugene Darryl Temkin, 51, who solicited an FBI informant posing as a “hitman” to murder several individuals, the FBI announced on Monday. A judge found Temkin guilty of soliciting a crime in violence, attempting to interfere with interstate commerce…
Arkansas Men Sentenced in Cross Burning Case
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A group of three southerners had the idea to construct a large wooden cross, bring it to the yard of a local African-America resident of Arkansas, and light the cross on fire before driving away; now the three have been sentenced to 18 months in prison, the FBI announced in a…
Japanese Auto Suppliers to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing in US
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Two Japanese suppliers of electrical auto components have agreed to plead guilty and to pay out $548 million in criminal fines in a price-fixing and bid-rigging scheme, the FBI announced on their blog this week. Four executives of auto parts sales companies, all Japanese nationals, also agreed to plead guilty, according…
Head of Dallas FBI Robert E. Casey Calling it Quits
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s the end of the road for Robert E. Casey. The veteran FBI agent is stepping down April 30 after five years as head of the bureau’s Dallas office, according to the Associated Press. He’s planning to retire and join the private sector, AP reported. Casey, 54, was named special agent…
Feds Arrest Bonanno Mob Family Members
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Four members of the Bonanno organized crime family were arrested early Friday in New York by DEA and FBI agents on charges of racketeering, gambling and drug sales, reports NBC. Also charged in the case was Anthony Graziano, the father of Mob Wives” reality show star Renee Graziano . Vincent Badalamenti,…
Justice Dept. Unit to Probe Mortgage-Backed Securities
By Kevin Johnson USA Today WASHINGTON – The U.S. government dispatched 55 prosecutors, FBI agents and analysts Friday to a new financial crimes enforcement unit focusing on home mortgage abuses that fueled the 2008 economic collapse. For the first time since the crisis, federal investigators will be joined by state law enforcement officials as part…
School Lunch Director Convicted in Bribery Probe
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Lunch just won’t be the same. The director of a public school lunch program in the American Samoa was convicted on Thursday in Washington of obstructing a federal grand jury and law enforcement investigations into a bribery plot, reports the Pacific News Center. Paul Solofa was convicted after a four-day trial,…
Baltimore Man Pleads Guilty in FBI Sting that Targeted Military Recruiting Center
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A 22-year-old Baltimore man pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Baltimore to plotting to blow up an armed forces recruiting station in Catonsville, Md., the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore said. Antonio Martinez, aka Muhammad Hussain, a U.S. citizen, pleaded guilty to attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction…