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Mi. Cops Have Questions for FBI in Robbery Where a Cop Was Killed
FBI had bank robbers under surveillance: woodtv.com
FBI Investigating Dead Infant on St. Maarten Cruise
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com FBI Special Agent Dave Couvertier is heading to the island of St. Maarten, a popular vacation spot, but it’s not for fun. Couvertier will be working with Dutch authorities on an investigation of the death of a newborn baby on a Carnival cruise ship, reports USA Today. The baby was found…
Son of Ex-LA Fire Chief and TSA Officer Arrested at LAX in Drug Smuggling Operation
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The son of a former Los Angeles fire chief and a Transportation Security Administration officer find themselves in big trouble. Authorities on Monday charged Millage Peaks IV with bribing TSA officer Dianne Perez to smuggle marijuana past security at Los International Airport on nine separate trips, the Los Angeles Times reported….
Rep. Cummings Attacks Rep. Issa: Calls His Allegations About FBI and Fast and Furious “Reckless” and “Baseless”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The political tension inside the Beltway over the Operation Fast and Furious appeared to escalate on Monday, one day after Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) went on CBS’ Face the Nation and criticized Atty. Gen. Eric Holder and the FBI. On Sunday, Issa, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee,…
Mark Morgan to Head FBI’s El Paso Division
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Mark A. Morgan, the chief of the FBI’s Strategic Information and Operations Center, Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG), has been named head of the FBI’s El Paso Division. Morgan joined the FBI in 1996 and was first assigned to the Los Angeles Office, where he was a member of the Eurasian…
Robert J. Holley to Head FBI’s Indianapolis Office
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Robert J. Holley, a native of Indiana, and a section chief of the Counterterrorism Division at FBI headquarters, is leaving the mothership to head up the Indianapolis office. Holley began his career as a special agent in 1995, and was first assigned to Chicago where he investigated domestic and international terrorism…
Feds, Scientists’ Split on Expanding DNA Profiles for Investigations
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The FBI’s plan to expand the range of genetic markers that generate genetic profiles in their DNA database is bumping up against some criticism from scientists, reports the BBC. Dr. Bruce Budowle, a former senior scientist for the FBI, who helped create the current set of genetic markers-known as the Codis…
LA Co Jail — the Target of FBI Probe — is Condemned in ACLU Report
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com LA County Sheriff Lee Bacca won’t be winning any managerial or humanitarian awards any time soon. Ticklethewire.com has reported on Baca before. He has been accused of allowing a culture of violence and inmate abuse run rampant in LA prisons. And the Sheriff previously expressed anger that the FBI smuggled a…