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Fla. Man Pleads Guilty to Impersonating an FBI Agent
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s never a good idea. Daniel F. Cleary, 48, of Weston, Fla. knows that now. Clearly pleaded guilty last Friday in federal court in Southern Florida to impersonating an FBI agent, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Authorities said it all began on Jan. 13 of this year when Broward Sheriff’s Office…
Washington Post Editorial Edorses 2 Ex-Justice Dept. Lawyers — Ken Wainstein and James Comey– to be Next FBI Director
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A Washington Post editorial on Tuesday praised FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III and endorsed two people who have been mentioned as possible replacements when Mueller’s 10-year term expires in September. The Post said the White House should seriously consider as replacements former deputy Attorney General James B. Comey,…
“Talib Islam” Gets 28 Years in FBI Sting After Trying to Blow Up Fed Courthouse in Ill.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A man nicknamed the “Talib Islam” was sentenced to 28 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to attempting to bomb the federal courthouse in Springfield, Ill., in September 2009, authorities said. Michael C. Finton, 31, a U.S. citizen from Decatur, Ill., was busted in an FBI sting. He was sentenced…
100 Ex-FBI Agents Still Pushing to Free Convicted Boston Agent John Connolly
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com One hundred retired FBI agents — including two deputy directors — aren’t giving up their fight to try and exonerate and free convicted ex-Boston agent John J. Connolly Jr., whose relationships with the Boston mob landed him in big trouble. The Los Angeles’s Times Richard Serrano reported that the agents, known…
Atlanta Fed Judge Who Had Affair With Stripper Released From Prison Monday
UPDATE: Monday, 4:30 p.m.: The U.S. Bureau of Prisons said that Camp was released from prison this afternoon. By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com U.S. District Judge Jack Camp Jr. of Atlanta, who created a big scandal after carrying on an affair with a stripper and getting busted for drugs in an FBI sting, is scheduled to…
2 Ex-FBI Officials Pen a Book on Management Tips Learned on the Job
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-FBI officials Kathleen McChesney and William Gavin become the latest ex-agents to pen a book. The two have teamed up to write a book — “Pick Up Your Own Brass: Leadership the FBI Way”, which offers 50 ” essential leadership lessons based on challenges that FBI officials have faced over the…
FBI Documents Show Boxing Great Rock Marciano Received Threats to Lose Fight in 1954
By Allan Lengel ticklthewire.com FBI documents show that someone wrote letters to boxing legend Rocky Marciano threatening to kill his wife and child if he didn’t lose a fight to underdog Ezzard Charles on June 17, 1954, according to the Enterprise of Brockton. “Listen Cocky Rocky,” one letter dated March 9, 1954 began, according to…
FBI Following Up on White Powder Letters Sent to 29 D.C. Schools
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The white-powder scare always seems to stir up a frenzy. The FBI said Friday it was following up on white powder letters that were mailed to 29 schools throughout Washington, D.C. on Thursday and some additional ones on Friday. The letters contained the words “AL AQEDA-FBI.” The material proved…