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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…
Experts Say Reputed Mobster ‘Whitey’ Bulger May Be Unable to Resist Testifying in Own Trial
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Will reputed mobster James “Whitey” Bulger testify in his own murder and racketeering trial? Some experts believe it may be too hard for Bulger to resist. “He’s already done-in. He’s going to die in prison,” James McDonald, a lawyer for corrupt FBI agent John Connolly, told the Boston Herald. “This is…
Column: The Unfair Treatment of Man Who Really Just Wanted to Be an FBI Agent
Herman Groman is a retired FBI agent whose work included investigating public corruption and organized crime. By Herman Groman For ticklethewire.com I’m not one to easily pick up a cause. I’ve seen too many situations when after all of the hype and the dust settles, somehow the “cause” was found to be flawed. So…
Detroit’s U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade Knew Feds Would Be Subject to Some Ridicule in Hoffa Dig
U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — Things haven’t been dull for Barbara McQuade. Right after being sworn in as the Detroit U.S. Attorney in January 2010, she started dealing with the “Underwear Bomber” case involving Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who tried to detonate an explosive aboard a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas…
Wounded Army Ranger Claims FBI Denied Him Job Because of Prosthesis
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An Army Ranger who served twice in Iraq and once in Afghanistan was on his way to his fourth overseas tour when his left hand was blown off in a training accident, NPR reports. Justin Slaby, who was fitted with a state-of-the-art prosthesis, opted to join the FBI but said he couldn’t…
Cory B. Nelson, Head of Chicago’s FBI Office, to Retire After Just Seven Months
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Cory B. Nelson, Special Agent in Charge of Chicago’s FBI Office, is leaving his post after just seven month to take a job in the private sector, the Chicago Sun Times reports. The 51-year-old notified the bureau Wednesday that he was leaving for a job with insurance and banking firm USAA in…
Column: The Unfair Treatment of Man Who Wanted Nothing More Than to Be An FBI Agent
Herman Groman is a retired FBI agent whose work included investigating public corruption and organized crime. By Herman Groman For ticklethewire.com I’m not one to easily pick up a cause. I’ve seen too many situations when after all of the hype and the dust settles, somehow the “cause” was found to be flawed. So…
FBI: Agents Used Drones 10 Times in U.S. Airspace for Criminal Investigations, National Security
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has flown drones in U.S. airspace 10 times since 2006, the FBI told Sen. Rand Paul, The New York Times reports. The bureau admitted it uses drones for aerial surveillance in “very limited circumstances.” Drones were used eight times for criminal cases and twice for national security, according to…