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On Cyber Monday, Feds Shut Down Websites that Peddle Counterfeit Goods
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com On Cyber Monday, the big Internet shopping day, the Justice Department announced it had shut down 150 domain names of websites that were peddling counterfeit goods that included professional sports jerseys, golf equipment, DVD sets, footwear, handbags and sunglasses. “Through this operation we are aggressively targeting those who are selling counterfeit…
Beyond Crime Fighting, FBI Reaches Out to Victims
By Carrie Johnson NPR WASHINGTON — When FBI agents arrive at the scene of a shooting or a terrorist attack, there’s often someone else standing in the background. It’s a representative from the FBI’s Office for Victim Assistance, there to help people suffering in the aftermath of a disaster. The planning for those unfortunate days…
European Art Thieves: FBI Made Us Do It
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The perpetrators of a European art heist are accusing the FBI of encouraging them to carry out the plan to steal a Monet, a Sisley and two Breughels., according to the British Daily Mail. Pierre-Noel Dumarais, the 64-year-old leader of the gang, insists the FBI persuaded them to steal the art,…
Four Arrested in AT&T Hacking; Group Allegedly Paid by Saudi Terrorist Group
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The FBI, with the help of local law enforcement, arrested four people in the Philippines last week allegedly hacking into AT&T’s computer system. CNET News reports that the four were allegedly paid by the same Saudi Arabian terrorist group that funded the 2008 Mumbai attacks. While AT&T said their systems were…
Another Job for Ex-FBI Director Louie Freeh
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Louis Freeh is a busy man these days. After being tapped to look into the unfolding scandal at Penn State, the former FBI director is now taking part in MF Global’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, reports the Associated Press. He has been appointed trustee for the company. Media reports say up…
Woman Tells United Airlines Boyfriend is Terrorist; FBI Arrests Her
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Here’s a good reminder for jilted lovers who feel the great need for revenge: DON’T ever Do this. The New York Daily News reports that a woman called the United Airlines shortly before her ex-boyfriend boarded an international flight on Sept. 25 from Las Vegas to Paris and suggested he was…
Newark Jury Deadlocks in Murder Case Against Ex-Fed Prosecutor Paul Bergrin
Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The day before Thanksgiving, Paul Bergrin, the ex-fed prosecutor who became a high-profile defense attorney representing rappers and gangbangers, had plenty to be thankful for. That’s because a federal judge on Wednesday declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked over whether Bergrin, 55, helped orchestrate a 2004 murder of an FBI witness…
Column: FBI and CIA Deserve As Much Thanks as the Military
Kessler is the author of “The Secrets of the FBI.” By Ronald Kessler Newsmax Because of the terrorist threat, the FBI and CIA have become as important as the military in preserving our freedom. Yet while thanking our military is standard practice in American life, no one thinks of thanking the FBI, the CIA, or…