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Imam in NY Subway Bomb Plot is Deported
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s adios for a New York imam who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI in connection with an alleged terror plot to blow up the N.Y. subways. As part of his guilty plea, Imam Ahmad Afzali and his wife left Monday at a 2 p.m. on a flight to live…
National Law Enforcement Museum To Display J. Edgar Hoover Items Including His Desk and Phone
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The public’s fascination with FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, a legend, an enigma, a symbol of law enforcement, a subject of much speculation, continues 38 years after his death. Capitalizing on that, the National Law Enforcement Museum, which opens in March 2013 in Washington, has “sealed a deal” and gotten the…
Authorities Arrest Mexican Gang Leader in Connection with March Murder of Consulate Employee and Husband
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Authorities on Friday announced the arrest of a Mexican gang leader just south of the Texas border in connection with the March murder of a U.S. consulate employee and her husband in the border area of Juarez, the El Paso Times reported. Authorities said they arrested Jesus Ernesto Chavez Castillo ,…
John Pistole No Longer an FBI Man; Sworn in as Head of Transportation Security Administration
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com After 26 years, John S. Pistole is no longer an FBI agent. Pistole , the number two person at the FBI, was sworn in Thursday as the head of the Transportation Security Administration after going through a relatively painless confirmation process. The previous two nominees for the job ran into trouble…
Mass. Native Richard DesLauriers To Head Boston FBI
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Massachusetts native Richard DesLauriers, who has served as deputy assistant director of Counterintelligence at FBI headquarters, has been tapped to head the agency’s Boston office. He replaces Warren T. Bamford, who recently retired from the agency. DesLauriers entered the FBI in 1987 and was first assigned to the Birmingham, Ala. office…
Mary Galligan Named First Female SAC in New York
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In the past week women have broken the gender barrier at the FBI’s New York office. First Janice Fedarcyk was named the first woman to head the office. And on Thursday, the FBI announced that Mary E. Galligan will become the first woman special agent in charge at the office. She…
Denver FBI Gets Glass Tower Building With Key Security Features
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI in Denver has a new home and it’s built to fend off unwanted guests. The Associated Press reports that the new field office is a four-story, glass tower with a lobby that has bomb proof glass, fencing that can stop a moving truck and pillars that can withstand a…
FBI Arrests Chicago Cop in Onging Probe Into Tow Truck Kickbacks
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI agents on Tuesday arrested a Chicago cop police officer as part of an ongoing probe into officers taking kickbacks from tow truck drivers, the Chicago Tribune reported. A federal complaint filed against cop James Wodnicki alleged that he received cash bribes from tow truck operators in exchange for preferential treatment…