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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…
Robert Mueller Chalks Up 2 New Records as Director
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Robert S. Mueller III takes on two new records as the FBI director. For one, he’s the first director to serve a full 10-year term since J. Edgar Hoover died in 1972. And Wednesday, he became the first to get a two-year extension. Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Jr. swore Mueller in…
For Ex-Congressman Jefferson, Justice Delayed Means Freedom
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com There’s an old saying: “Justice Delayed is Justice Denied.” But for ex-Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson, justice delayed means more FREEDOM. Bruce Alpert, a star reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, reports : ” Almost two years after a federal jury found former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson guilty of 11 counts of…
FBI Seeks Public’s Help With Suspicious Package that Damaged a Detroit Women’s Clinic
fbi photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — The FBI is turning to public for help in nabbing the person who left a suspicious package last month outside of a women’s healthcare clinic in Northwest Detroit, which caused damage to the clinic. The FBI said sometime after 1:30 p.m. on Saturday July 16, and before…
Pres. Obama Nominates David Barlow for Utah U.S. Attorney
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com David B. Barlow, who has served as General Counsel and Chief Counsel for Judiciary for Senator Michael S. Lee since January, has been nominated by the White House to become the U.S. Attorney for Utah. The announcement on Tuesday comes a days after the FBI announced that David J. Johnson would…
Justice Wants to Withhold Info in Muslim Calif. Lawsuit
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Justice Department feels it has good reason to hide info in a Southern California lawsuit filed by Muslims who claim the FBI monitored them because of their religion. The Associated Press reports that Attorney General Eric Holder, in a court filing on Monday, invoked state secrets rules to try and…
Russians Wanted Ex-FBI Agent Robert Hanssen in a Spy Swap, Book Said
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Just how much did the Russians value American turncoats Aldrich Ames and ex-FBI agent Robert Hanssen? Well, according to a new book by Ronald Kessler, “The Secrets of the FBI”, the Russians tried swapping Hansen and Ames with the U.S. in a spy swap shortly after the FBI arrested 10 Russian…