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Nashville FBI Agent Indicted on Fraud Chargesl
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Nashville FBI agent, who is married to a Christian gospel singer, has been indicted on host of fraud charges, including allegations he defrauded the SunTrust Mortgage Company to buy $1.25 million in rental properties in 2006, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville announced. Additionally, the 19-count indictment issued Wednesday charged…
An FBI Badge Vanishes From a Parking Lot in Northern Va.
By Glynnesha Taylor and Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — An FBI badge was inside a parked car one moment and gone the next. News of the missing badge first turned up in a blurb on Thursday in a weekly section of the Washington Post that lists crimes in Fairfax County, a suburb of Washington. The…
FBI Agent Fatally Shoots Knife-Wielding Army Vet on Air Force Base in Tampa
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com An FBI agent shot and killed an Army veteran Wednesday night after he allegedly came at the agent with a knife at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., authorities said, according to a press conference aired on Tampa television. Authorities said that the veteran was a guest at the base’s…
D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office #2 Prosecutor Channing Phillips Off to the Justice Dept. to Help With Diversity Management
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Channing Phillips, the number two person in the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office, is heading off to the Justice Department several blocks away to become Deputy Associate Attorney General for Diversity Management. A Justice Department memo announcing the move said Phillips will be responsible for the implementation of Attorney General…
Kansas City Used Car Dealer Pleads Guilty to Supporting al Qaeda and Sending $$$
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Smack in the middle of the heartland, in an area better known for its steak and barbecue than its links to al Qaeda, comes a little bit of news. Khalid Ouazzani, 32, a used car and parts dealer from Kansas City, Mo., pleaded guilty Wednesday to providing material support to al…
Man Charged With Trying to Take Stun Gun, Box Cutters, Pepper Spray, Knife, Electric Charge on JetBlue Flight
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Think of anything you’re not supposed to bring on an airplane — short of a gun. Now think of Jose Pol. Authorities charged that Pol tried to take a stun gun, four box cutter knives, pepper spray and a switch blade on a JetBlue flight from Puerto Rico to Boston on…
Rep. Wolf Pushes Bill to Make Top TSA Post 10-Year Term Like FBI
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –– Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) on Tuesday renewed his call for the Obama administration to support his legislation that would make the top post at the Transportation Security Administration a 10-year term. In a letter to the president, posted on his website, he applauded Monday’s presidential nomination of deputy FBI…
Rumor Mill: No 3 FBI Agent Tim Murphy Could Jump to Number 2
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Timothy Murphy, the FBI’s number three person, seems to be a name circulating in the agency’s rumor mill as a strong prospect to replace deputy director John Pistole, the number two man at the FBI, sources say. The rumor mill kicked into gear on Tuesday, one day after President…