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British Man to be Extradited to US on Iranian Weapon Sales Charges
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A retired British businessman will be extradited to the US after losing a High Court battle, reports the Mail Online. Christopher Tappin, 64, faces charges of conspiring to sell parts for Iranian missiles in the US, which he denies. In fighting extradition, he claimed entrapment by the FBI, which a British…
FBI Joins Interpol in Int’l Gold Scam Investigation
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The FBI has joined international law enforcement agencies in investigating a 100 million pound gold scam in West Africa, reports the Belfast Telegraph. The scam, which the FBI is looking into with Interpol, is thought to have originated in Lagos, Nigeria, according to the Telegraph. It allegedly was masterminded by a…
Man Who Applied for FBI Job Gets 80 Mos. in Prison
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Dominick Pelletier was not expecting prison time when he went looking for a job at the FBI. But he got it. The 34-year-old suburban Chicago resident applied with the bureau as an intelligence analyst in August of 2008, according to the Daily Herald, but after taking a routine polygraph test he…
White NYPD Officer to Plead Guilty in Case Involving False Arrest of a Black Man
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A New York cop plans on pleading guilty to charges relating to allegations that he falsely arrested an innocent black man and later made racist remarks about the incident, reports the New York Post. Michael Daragjati was arrested by the FBI this fall on civil rights violations. He has been in…
FBI Agent Deleted Terror Investigation Emails
Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com An FBI agent testified in federal court Thursday in New York that she deleted several months of potentially sensitive emails during a terror investigation, the Associated Press reported. Defense attorneys want to examine the emails to see if agents skirted rules while interrogating Eritrean terror suspect Mohamed Ibrahim Ahmed, reports the Associated…
FBI Exec. Asst. Dir. Warns of Dangers Online
Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Shawn Henry, executive assistant director of the FBI, had some dire warnings for attendants of the International Conference on Cyber Security, in New York, the Huffington Post reported on Thursday. Criminal hackers pose risk that are “existential, meaning it could eliminate whole companies,” he said. Hackers tampering with things such as the power…
Judge Whacks Ala. Bank Robbers With Tough Sentences
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A couple of Alabama bank robbers got hit with some pretty stiff sentences, the FBI said Wednesday. Antoine Jamar Harper was sentenced to 39 years and 3 months, and Aaron Thomas was sentenced to 72 years and 7 months in prison for their roles in a violent strong of robberies near…
FBI Seeking Five Members of Cartel-Like Gang in San Diego
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Five members of the cartel-like Los Palillos gang, a blight on life in San Diego, remain at large while the FBI continues searching for them, reports 10 News. “It’s as if a group of serial killers moved from Tijuana into San Diego and started murdering citizens here,” deputy district attorney Mark…