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FBI Busts St. Pete Cop For Shaking Down Informant
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI has busted a St. Petersburg, Fla. police detective for shaking down an informant in exchange for helping him get lenient treatment in some criminal matters, the Tampa Bay Tribune reported. A federal grand jury in Tampa handed down a seven-count indictment on Tuesday against Anthony Foster, 39, who allegedly…
FBI Agent Robert Foley to Head Up Administrative Division at Washington Field Office
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Robert Foley is leaving FBI headquarters to move several blocks away to the Washington Field Office where he’ll become special agent in charge of the Administrative Division. Foley, who most recently served as section chief of the Employee Development and Selection Program, Human Resources Division at headquarters, joined the FBI in…
Ex-FBI Agent Denies Klan Leader Had Mole Inside FBI
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com An ex-FBI agent is dismissing allegations by an informant that former Mississippi Ku Klux Klan leader Sam Bowers said he had a tipster inside the FBI during the civil rights movement, who disclosed which Klansmen were talking to the bureau, according to Jackson Clarion-Ledger. The paper reported that, according to FBI…
Chief FBI Spokesman Challenges NY Times Editorial on FBI Policy
Michael Kortan is assistant director for public affairs for the FBI in Washington. His letter to the editor is in response to a June 19 Editorial in the New York Times. By Michael P. Kortan New York Times Letter to Editor WASHINGTON — The purpose of the attorney general guidelines and F.B.I. policy contained in…
Ex-Conn. FBI Agent Mike Clark Who Arrested Politicians is Running for Congress
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-FBI agent Mike Clark, who helped bring down two corrupt Connecticut mayors and a governor wants to go to Congress. The Associated Press reports that Clark, 56, has announced his candidacy for Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District, which includes wealthy Hartford suburbs and cities such as Waterbury and Danbury. AP reported that…
Authorities Capture Mexican Drug Lord Tied to ICE Agent’s Death
OTHER STORIES OF INTEREST ATF Finds Itself in a Rough Patch (NY Times) Roger Clemens Expected in Court Tuesday (NY Daily News) Hemingway Driven to Suicide by FBI Surveillance (Times of India) Ex-FBI Agent Jodi Weis Snags Chicago Crime Job (NBC Chicago) With Bulger in Boston Beware of Robinhood Myth (WPRI) Casey Anthony Jury Resumes…
Mass. Gov. Weighs in on Whitey Bulger Case; Ex-Boston FBI Agent Said Some May Worry What the Mobster Has to Say
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The governor of Massachusetts is weighing in on the controversial James “Whitey” Bulger case. Gov. Deval Patrick said Thursday in an interview on WTKK-FM that more damaging information about the FBI could surface now that Bulger has been captured and is talking. Bulger was an informant for the FBI before he…