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Ex-Suburban D.C. County Executive Jack Johnson Who was a Prosecutor Pleads Guilty
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Considering he was once the top prosecutor for a prominent suburban county just outside D.C., Jack B. Johnson was not such a smart crook and shakedown artist. Johnson was arrested by the FBI last November while in his final weeks in office as county executive of Prince George’s County…
Federal Agencies Praise America’s Most Wanted Day After Fox Cancels Show
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Federal agencies on Tuesday tipped their hats to America’s Most Wanted, one day after Fox announced it was canceling the show after 23 years. “For 23 years, John Walsh and the ‘America’s Most Wanted’ team have worked tirelessly to make communities across the country safer and more secure,” Michael…
FBI Dir. Mueller Still Bedeviled by Computer Problems
By Aaron Mehta iwatch news Center for Public Integrity In a rare show of bipartisanship, both Congressional Democrats and Republicans have come out in support of President Barack Obama’s recent request to extend Robert Mueller’s decade-long tenure as FBI director. But for all his accomplishments, Mueller has failed at the same IT management task that…
Law Enforcement Killings Up in 2010, FBI Report Says
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Fifty six law enforcement officers were “feloniously killed” killed in 2010, including U.S. Border agent Brian Terry, up from 48 in 2009, according to preliminary statistics released Monday by the FBI. Of the 56 felonious deaths: 15 officers were killed during ambushes. 8 were investigating suspicious persons or circumstances….
FBI Dir. Mueller, Steroids and Getting Stranded on 3rd Base
By Greg Stejskal ticklethewire.com I recently read the “Time” magazine profile of FBI Director Robert Mueller noting that his 10-year statutory term was coming to an end. It was mentioned that the Director is a big baseball fan especially of the Boston Red Sox. I have also read speculation about what may be in Dir….
Column: FBI Director Mueller, Steroids and Getting Stranded on 3rd Base
Greg Stejskal served as an FBI agent for 31 years and retired as resident agent in charge of the Ann Arbor office. By Greg Stejskal ticklethewire.com I recently read the “Time” magazine profile of FBI Director Robert Mueller noting that his 10-year statutory term was coming to an end. It was mentioned that the Director…
Fox Cancels America’s Most Wanted — Show That Helped the FBI and Other Agencies For More than 2 Decades
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The Fox show “America’s Most Wanted”, which aired for 23 years, and helped capture some of the most dangerous fugitives wanted by the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service and other law enforcement agencies, is being cancelled. The Associated Press reported Monday that the show, hosted by John Walsh, attracted about…
Genovese Crime Family Mobster Extradited from Italy to NY
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Mobsters have a reputation for enjoying free things: TVs, Rolex watches, meals, computers. You name it. Still, it’s fair to assume, Emilio Fusco, a made man in the New York Genovese Crime Family, was none to happy when he got a free plane ride back to the U.S. from Italy —…