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Arsonist Sentenced in Post-Obama Election Burning of Black Church
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A Massachusetts man was sentenced to nearly 14 years for a 2010 arson incident, according to a statement from the FBI. Michael Jacques, a 27-year-old of Springfield, Mass., was sentenced to 166 months in federal prison in connection with the arson of the Macedonia Church of God in Christ in Springfield,…
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NY Assemblyman Indicted for Bribes
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A New York state Assemblyman has been charged by a federal grand jury for soliciting more than $250,000 in bribes, reports the New York Post. William F. Boyland, Jr. is charged with soliciting more than $250,000 in bribes in order to fast-track development deals and to help a carnival company, the…
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FBI Suspects “Geezer Bandit” Ain’t Such a Geezer: Looking for Customers Who Bought Elderly Mask
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Dumfounded by the success of the “Geezer Bandit” — a prolific bank robber who appears to be in his 70s — the FBI in Southern California is now aggressively pursuing the theory that he is actually a younger man who has donned a mask while sticking up 16 banks in the…
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Mass. Man Sentenced for Economic Espionage for Israel
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Elliot Doxer has become Massachusetts’ first ever individual prosecuted for foreign economic espionage, according to a statement from the FBI. Doxer was sentenced to six months in prison and six months of home confinement and electronic monitoring on Tuesday, as well as fined $25,000, after providing trade secrets to an undercover…
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Fed Agents Misbehavin in 2011
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Every day, thousands of federal law enforcement agents wake up, grab their gun and badge and a cup of java, orange juice or tea and go out into the world to protect the public and enforce the laws. Unfortunately, every year, a few step over the line — way over the…
![Mexican Extradited to U.S. on Charges of Killing ICE Agent Jaime Zapata and Wounding Another Agent](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Jaime-Zapata.jpg)
Mexican Extradited to U.S. on Charges of Killing ICE Agent Jaime Zapata and Wounding Another Agent
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A man charged in the Feb. 15 murder in Mexico of ICE agent Jaime Zapata and the attempted murder of ICE agent Victor Avila has been extradited from Mexico to the U.S. to face trial. The Justice Department announced the charges and the extradition on Wednesday of Julian Zapata Espinoza, aka…
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Fed Agents Misbehavin in 2011
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Every day, thousands of federal law enforcement agents wake up, grab their gun and badge and a cup of java, orange juice or tea and go out into the world to protect the public and enforce the laws. Unfortunately, every year, a few step over the line — way over the…
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Mass. Man Convicted on Terrorism Charges in Boston
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A Massachusetts man is facing life in prison after being convicted on Tuesday in Boston federal court on terrorism charges. After 10 hours of deliberation, the federal jury convicted Tarek Mehanna of conspiracy to provide material support to al-Qaeda, to commit murder in a foreign country and to charges of providing false…