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Column: Shame on the Justice Dept. for Screwing the Families in Murder Cases
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The U.S. Justice Department can feel proud that an appeals court Thursday essentially upheld its right to screw the families whose relatives were allegedly murdered by Boston gangster James J. “Whitey’’ Bulger. Bulger was working as an FBI informant and running wild, and a Boston federal judge back in 2009 awarded…
Congress Grills FBI Director Mueller on Training About Islam
OTHER STORIES OF INTEREST FBI Says Toddler Witnessed Triple Murder on Reservation (Reuters) FBI Says Fur Factory Fire Was Domestic Terrorism (AP) House Chairman Charges FBI With Stonewalling Awlaki Probe (Fox) Zeta Killers Kill 32 More in Mexico (AP) Feds Announce Calif. Pot Dispensary Crackdown (AP) Gun in Church; Court Will Decide (Wall Street Journal)…
FBI Dir. Mueller Says Agency Has More than Doubled Agents and Analysts for National Security
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III told a Congressional committee in Washington on Thursday morning that the FBI’s commitment on intelligence gathering and counterterrorism can be found in the numbers. Appearing before the House Permanent Select Committee Intelligence, Mueller noted that since 9/11 the agency has more than doubled the number…
FBI Still Scratching Head; Trying to Figure Out if the Geezer Bandit Struck Again
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI and police in the San Diego area are trying to figure out if the “Geezer Bandit” — an elderly man or someone disguised as elderly — robbed another bank on Friday — this time in La Jolla, Calif. Authorities say the bandit has robbed 14 banks since 2009. But…
Chicago Cop Kept DEA From Investigating Trafficker/Informant Who Went on to Play Role in 3 Murders
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Shades of mobster Whitey Bulger? You might recall that the Boston FBI created one heck of mess when it continually covered for Whitey Bulger, an FBI informant, while he was off killing people and committing other serious crimes. In fact, one of the agents is now behind bars. Well, in Chicago,…
FBI Arrests NYPD Cop For Abusing Position
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Nobody f–ks with Admir Kacamakovic’s cousin’s place. That’s what Kacamakovic, a seven year veteran of the New York Police Department, told a patron of his cousin’s Brooklyn bar in the 62nd Police Precinct, according to the New York Post. On duty and donning a full uniform, Kacamakovic assaulted, pepper sprayed, handcuffed and…
Major Shakeup at ATF; Thomas Brandon Named New Deputy Director
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A big shakeup has begun at ATF. Thomas Brandon, who had recently been sent from Detroit to head up the Phoenix Division and clean up the fall out from Operation Fast and Furious, will become the agency’s deputy director — the number two person. The acting number two person, William J….
Murder Suspect Fires Shots at FBI Agents Before Being Arrested
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com After shooting at FBI agents, 30-year-old Frank Perez Jr. was arrested peacefully in a Pittsburgh suburb Tuesday, station WTAE in Pittsburgh reported. The arrest in Verona, Pa., came after a nearly three-hour standoff with agents and an Allegheny County SWAT Team, WTAE reported. “He came out on his own,” FBI Special…