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Shakeups at Justice Dept. and FBI
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Shakeups over at the FBI and Justice Department. John Carlin, currently Chief of Staff and Senior Counsel to FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III, is joining the leadership team at the Justice Department’s National Security Division as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Chief of Staff. He’s being replaced at the…
FBI Director Mueller Picks Aaron Zebley as New Chief of Staff
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI’s Aaron M. Zebley is movin on up. The website Main Justice reports that FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III has promoted Zebley to his chief of staff. Zebley, an agent and a former federal prosecutor, had been the deputy chief of staff. Zebley will replace John P. Carlin, who…
Ohio Man Who Pointed Gun at FBI Agent Gets 21 Years
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Among the dumb things to do in life, pointing a gun at an FBI agent is up there. Ask Demond R. Johnigan, 19, of Dayton, Ohio. Johnigan was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Ohio to 21 years in prison for, among other things, pointing a gun at an FBI…
Judge Blocks Justice Dept. From Correcting Statement About Anthrax Suspect
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A federal judge temporarily blocked the Justice Department from correcting a court filing that undercut the FBI’s conclusion that Army researcher Bruce Ivins was responsible for the anthrax letter attacks in 2001, PBS Frontline, McClatchy and ProPublica reported in a joint story. U.S. District Judge Daniel Hurley of West Palm Beach,…
Ex-FBI Agent Finds Islamic Educational Material for New FBI Recruits Offensive
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com As recently as 2009, the FBI was presenting materials about Islam to new recruits that former agent Mike German thought was a little shocking and might lead to abuse, according to the website Talking Points Memo. “Certainly I was concerned with the approach the FBI was taking post-9/11, which is why…
EPA Agent Indicted for Allegedly Lying About Affair With FBI Agent
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A former special agent with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Criminal Investigation Division in Dallas was indicted Wednesday in Louisiana for allegedly lying about having an affair with an FBI agent he was working with, the Justice Department announced. Keith Phillips, 61, of Kent, Tex. was charged with obstruction of justice and…
It’s Official: FBI Dir. Mueller Onboard for 2 More Years
By Allan Lengel ticklethwire.com It’s official. The Senate by a 100-0 vote officially extended FBI Director Robert Mueller’s term Wednesday by two years, the Associated Press reported. The vote — a sign of the confidence the Senate has in Mueller — came a day after President Obama signed legislation that opened the way for Mueller…