FBI
Millenium Films Buys Rights to Ex-FBI Agent Paul Lindsay’s Book
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — Good news for ex-Detroit FBI agent Paul Lindsay. Millenium Films has acquired the rights to “The Bricklayer”, his best-selling novel penned under the pseudonym Noah Boyd, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The publication reports that Scottish actor Gerard Butler will star in the film as a rogue former agent…
FBI Will Once Again Give Test on Domestic Operations
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI soon plans to give its employees a test on bureau policies for conducting surveillance on Americans. The test, if you recall, is called the Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide. (DIOG) Last time the test was given for the DIOG, things didn’t go so well. In fact, a scandal developed….
FBI Agents Say Hijacker D.B. Cooper Probably Died During His Jump
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The mystery man known as D.B. Cooper, who parachuted from a plane in 1971 with $200,000 in ransom money, probably died during his jump, according to FBI agents on the case, Ronald Kessler of Newsmax reports. FBI agent Ralph Himmelsbach was the case agent on the case, reported Kessler, who just…
Hollywood Hacker Anthony Pellicano Breaks His Silence
By Christine Pelisek Newsweek Inmate No. 21568-112 settles into a blue plastic chair inside the gymnasium-size visitor center at Big Spring Federal Correctional Institution, clad in a beige jumpsuit that matches the color of the dead grass surrounding the prison. Beyond the barbed wire lies the town of Big Spring, Texas (population: 25,000), a dusty,…
Underwear Bomber Wants Change of Venue
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The man known as the “underwear bomber” isn’t going down without a fight — despite the overwhelming evidence against him. The Detroit News reports that Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is asking a federal judge to change his trial to another state, saying he can’t get a fair trial in Michigan because…
FBI Offers Child ID App for Parents
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com There’s apps for everything from shopping to games like Angry Bird. Now the FBI has an iPhone App for parents called Child ID. The app allows parents to store photos and vital information about their children. That way parents can immediately share the info with police or security, for instance, at…
Buffalo Judge Questions Conduct of FBI Agent and Fed Prosecutor in Biker Case
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A federal magistrate judge in Buffalo this week expressed concern about the conduct of a federal prosecutor and FBI agent, saying the two may have crossed the line while seeking racketeering charges against members and associates of the Chosen Few motorcycle club, the Buffalo News reported. The paper reported that U.S….
Spam King Busted for Sending 27 Million Spam Email to Facebook
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com America knows one thing: Don’t mess with the sacred Facebook. Sanford Wallace, the self-described spam king, surrendered Friday to the FBI after being indicted in San Jose on allegations that he broke into Facebook and sent 27 million spam emails, CBS reported. Authorities allege that Wallace compromised approximately 500,000 Facebook accounts…