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Washington Post Editorial: The FBI’s New Tools; Not Everyone is Onboard
By The Washington Post Editorial Page WASHINGTON — RUMMAGING THROUGH a garbage can may yield important clues about an individual — from reading habits to monthly bills to telltale signs of drug abuse. The unglamorous technique has long been part of the investigative arsenal for a reason: It gets results. It should come as no…
Ex-FBI Agent and Author John Wills Wins Prize for Fiction Novel Category in Las Vegas
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-FBI agent John Wills, who recently published his third suspense novel, “Targeted”, won First Place in the fiction novel category at the 2011 Writing Competition held by the the Public Safety Writers Association in Las Vegas earlier this month. Wills, whose book “Targeted” was part of his “Chicago Warriors Thriller” series,…
House On Monday to Consider Bill to Extend FBI Dir. Mueller’s Term
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The House on Monday is expected to consider a bill that would extend FBI Director Mueller’s 10-year term two additional years, Fox News reported. The Senate last week gave a thumbs up to the bill, and the House is expected to easily pass the legislation. Mueller’s 10-year term expires this year,…
Father of NY Subway Bomb Plotter Convicted of Obstructing Investigation
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The father of a man who plotted to blow up the New York subways was convicted Friday by a federal grand jury in Brooklyn of destroying bomb-making materials and conspiring to obstruct a federal investigation. The jury convicted Mohammed Wali Zazi, father of convicted terrorist Najibullah Zazi. Authorities charged that the…
Forget About Clemens and Bonds; Get The Big Fish in the Steroid Mess
Greg Stejskal was an FBI agent for nearly 32 years before retiring in 2006. He was the Senior Resident Agent of the Ann Arbor FBI office and spearheaded Operation Equine with former FBI agent Bill Randall — an operation that focused on steroids. By Greg Stejskal ticklethewire.com It’s generally accepted doctrine, at least when I…
Column: Ex-FBI Agent Says Forget About Clemens and Bonds; Go For the Big Fish in the Steroid Mess
Greg Stejskal was an FBI agent for nearly 32 years before retiring in 2006. He was the Senior Resident Agent of the Ann Arbor FBI office and spearheaded Operation Equine with former FBI agent Bill Randall — an operation that focused on steroids. By Greg Stejskal ticklethewire.com It’s generally accepted doctrine, at least when I…
ATF Was Evasive About Weapons Found at Murder Scene of Border Agent Brian Terry
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com ATF earlier this year tried to play down the fact that guns from its highly problematic Operation Fast and Furious program surfaced at the scene of the slaying of Arizona Border Patrol agent Brian Terry last December, the Los Angeles Times reported. The paper reported that the top ATF supervisors in…
Demjanjuk Attorney’s Accuse Justice Dept of Fraud for Withholding Key FBI Document
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The decades-long legal case against accused Nazi John Demjanjuk won’t go away. The Cleveland Jewish News is reporting that his defense attorneys on Tuesday filed a motion accusing the Justice Department of withholding evidence and fraud. At the key of accusations is a 1985 FBI memo questioning the authenticity of a…