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Defense Lawyers Claim ‘Whitey’ Bulger Was Never a Rat, Despite Mounting Evidence
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Lawyers for reputed mobster James “Whitey” Bulger continued to make the case that their client wasn’t an FBI informant, the Associated Press reports. Bulger’s attorneys opened their case Tuesday in the murder and racketeering trial of the 83-year-old man accused of participating in 19 murders. The Associated Press reports that Bulger’s…
Student Who Spent Four Days in DEA Holding Cell with No Food, Water to Receive $4.2M Settlement
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When DEA agents raided a house in San Diego and found ecstasy pills in April 2012, they placed Daniel Chong in a DEA holding cell. What happened next cost the Justice Department $4.2 million in a lawsuit settlement that is expected to be announced today, the Associated Press reports. The 23-year-old, who…
FBI Nabs More than 150 Men for Forcing 105 Teenage Girls into Prostitution
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI arrested more than 150 men over the past few days as part of a nationwide crackdown on child prostitution, the New York Times reports. The men are accused of forcing more than 100 teenage girls – some as young as 13 – into prostitution. The arrests are part of a…
Ex-Figure in Boston’s Underworld to Testify in ‘Whitey’ Bulger Murder Trial
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Patrick Nee literally wrote the book on mob life. And despite serious allegations that he was involved in drugs, guns and even helping bury a body, Nee remains free of jail. The Boston Globe reports that Nee is expected soon to testify in the murder and racketeering trial of reputed…
Homeland Security Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Porn
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Homeland Security supervisor who has been suspended pleaded guilty Monday to possession of child pornography in U.S. District Court in Buffalo, The Buffalo News reports. Steven Metz, 41, faces up to 10 years in prison after he was busted with more than 600 images and videos of child porn on his…
Senate Overwhelmingly Approves James Comey as Next FBI Director
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com No surprise here. The Senate, by a vote of 93 to 1 gave the nod Monday to make James Comey the next FBI director. He’ll replace Robert S. Mueller III, who headed the agency for a dozen years, according to the Washington Post. Comey, 52, was a senior Justice Department official…
NYPD Commissioner Kelly Quiet on Whether He’s Interested in Top Homeland Security Post
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com If NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly is interested in the top post at Homeland Security, he’s not saying anything about it, CBS New York reports. Kelly is believed to be on President Obama’s short list to replace Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. “I think Ray Kelly is one of the best there is,…
Man Fooled by Fake FBI Warning, Hands Over Computer with Child Porn
Steve Nevling ticklethewire.com A 21-year-old man fell for an Internet virus that claimed he owed a fine for looking at child porn. When Jay Matthew Riley went to a local police department to pay his fine, he was arrested on multiple charges of child porn, accruing to the Prince William County Police Department, ABC 7…