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FBI, ATF Join Abortion Clinic Arson Investigation in Fla.
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Federal investigators are looking into a suspicious early-Sunday blaze at a Florida abortion clinic which has seen violence in the past, reports the Associated Press. The fire occurred at American Family Planning in the panhandle town of Pensacola, Fla. this weekend and largely destroyed the two-story building, but no people were…
John Hinckley Jr. Appeared to be Stalking Pres. Carter in 1980 — About 6 Mos. Before He Shot Reagan, Files Show
By Dan Whittle Murfreesboro Post When former President Jimmy Carter came to Nashville back in October 1980, a stalker followed him with the probable intent of shooting the president, according to recently released government documents. “John Hinckley Jr. was in Nashville the same day (Oct. 9, 1980) Jimmy Carter was at Opryland Hotel and making…
FBI and Locals Search for Murder Suspect at Large in the Wild
Update: Monday, Jan. 2 — The Associated Press reported that authorities believe they have found the body of the suspect, Benjamin Colton Barnes, 24. To read more click here. By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The search is on in the depths of the wilderness in Washington state for a man wanted in the shooting death…
US Military Man Charged With Trying to Bring Explosives on Plane
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A member of the US military has been charged after being detained at a Texas airport over the weekend for attempting to board a plane with explosives wrapped in military-grade wrapping, the Associated Press reports. Trey Scott Atwater was stopped by security at the Midland International Airport around 9 a.m. on…
Democratic Fundraiser Convicted in $21 Million Bank Fraud Scheme
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A fed jury in Brooklyn on Friday convicted Democratic fundraiser Courtney Dupree in a scheme to get $21 million in fraudulent loans. Dupree, the CEO of the Long Island-based, GDC Acquisitions, a holding of company, was charged with grossly overstating the firm’s billings to fraudulently obtain a $21 million loan from…
Puerto Rico FBI Agent Drowns in Attempted Rescue
By The Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — An FBI agent who tried to rescue a swimmer in distress has drowned at a beach in northeast Puerto Rico, authorities said Friday. Daniel Knapp, a 43-year-old agent who was based in San Juan, drowned on Thursday at Hidden Beach in the coastal city of Fajardo,…
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Mob Expert Picks Top Mob Stories of 2011
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com As New York mobster stories go, there seemed to be no shortage in 2011. Mob expert Jerry Capeci should know. Capeci, a former New York Daily News reporter, runs the website Gang Land News. On Thursday, he picked the top mob stories of 2011. Hands down, he writes, the top story…