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Mobster “Whitey” Bulger Traveled to Boston, Las Vegas and Mexico While on the Lam
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com More is coming out about the adventures of mobster James “Whitey’’ Bulger, who was captured last week after 16 years on the lam. The Boston Globe reports that during those 16 years he returned to Boston in disguise and “armed to the teeth’’ several times “to take care of some unfinished…
Kans. Man Gets 20 Years for Attempting to Kill FBI Agent
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A word to the unwise: Don’t shoot at FBI agents. Nicholas Henry, 28, Kansas City, Kan., was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison for attempting to kill an FBI agent and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. In his plea, Henry admitted that…
Column: ATF Agent Says Agency Can Get an Agent Confirmed as Director if They’re Top Notch
Vincent Cefalu is a special agent with ATF. His column is in response to a column authored by ex-ATF official James Cavanaugh, who said appointing an ATF director by presidential appointment isn’t working. Cavanaugh said the appointment should be made by the umbrella agency — the Justice Department. By Vincent A. Cefalu For ticklethewire.com I…
Despite Capture of Boston Mobster Whitey Bulger Some Question FBI; Congressman Calls Justice Dept. Probe
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI has gotten plenty pats on the back for capturing Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, who had been on the run for 16 years and was a long-time snitch for the bureau. But the capture has dredged up plenty of old wounds — the fact that the FBI protected Bulger…
Secret Service Officer Sues Oklahoma Narcotics Agents for Drug Raid in 2008
By Allan Lengel tickletheire.com A U.S. Secret Service officer from Maryland is suing the an Oklahoma narcotics agent as a result of a 2008 raid at his home in a multi-state steroids probe, the Tulsa World reported. Lester Blount Jr. of Prince Georges County, Md., whose job is to protect federal buildings and functions, is…
Head of Boston FBI Says Speculation That the FBI Didn’t Want to Find Whitey Bulger is “Completely Unfounded”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The head of the Boston FBI Richard DesLauriers responded Friday to public speculation that the FBI didn’t really want to find mobster James “Whitey” Bulger because he had so much dirt on the agency that could surface publicly. He called the claims “completely unfounded.” DesLauriers, in a statement issued Friday afternoon,…
Boston Columnist Says FBI Needs to Let Other Agencies Help Restore Public Confidence in Whitey Bulger Case
By Kevin Cullen Boston Globe Columnist For the past 23 years, Whitey Bulger was the FBI’s worst nightmare. Now he’s their prisoner. It was hard to find anyone in the Boston Police Department, the State Police, or the US Drug Enforcement Administration who truly believed the FBI wanted to find Bulger. He was the FBI’s…
2 Men Charged With Plotting to Attack Military Processing Center in Seattle
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Two men who converted to Islam were arrested Wednesday and charged with plotting to kill recruits and employees at the Military Entrance Processing Station in Seattle, the U.S. Attorney’s announced Thursday. Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, aka Joseph Anthony Davis, 33, of Seattle, and Walli Mujahidh, aka Frederick Domingue, Jr., 32, of Los…