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Withholding Autopsy Report of Imam Killed by FBI in Michigan Raises Suspicions
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Muslim community in the Detroit area is raising questions about a delay in the release of a medical examiner’s report on the death of an Imam, who was shot and killed by the FBI on Oct. 28, the Detroit News is reporting. “The unfortunate and perhaps unintended consequence is that…
FBI Investigated Michael Jackson in 2 Child Molestation Cases, New Files Show
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS By Larry McShane New York Daily News The FBI investigated Michael Jackson in a pair of child molestation cases 11 years apart – with neither ever going to trial, according to explosive new documents made public Tuesday. The first case dated to September 1993, when the FBI’s Los Angeles field office…
FBI About to Release Michael Jackson Files: Tabloids Salivating
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — You can already hear the tabloids salivating over the anticipated release of FBI files on legendary singer Michael Jackson. The Daily Mail in London was among many media outlets to report that the FBI plans to declassify and release more than 300 documents on Jackson within the next two…
FBI Reports Drop in Murder, Rape, Robbery in First Half of 2009
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The number of crimes involving violence, property and arson dropped in the first half of 2009 compared to the same time last year, according to the FBI’s Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report released Monday. The FBI said it was the third year in a row crime had declined during…
Job Applicant Asks if Flunking FBI Polygraph Will Hurt Chances With Justice Dept.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Can flunking an FBI job entrance exam hurt your chances of getting another government job? Derrick T. Dortch, president of Derrick T. Dortch, president of the Diversa Group, a career counselor who specializes in government job searches and military transition, answered “no” during a recent chat at washingtonpost.com. Here’s…
Ex-Secret Service Dir. Accuses FBI of “Abuse of Power” in Clinton-Lewinski Probe
In Washington, rivalries between federal law enforcement agencies aren’t all that unusual. This certainly won’t help. By PETER BAKER New York Times WASHINGTON — A former director of the Secret Service said Friday that the F.B.I. had engaged in an “abuse of power” by trying to pressure him to “give us the president” during the…
Muslims Complain that FBI Tactics Stir Resentment and Tension
The tensions between the FBI and the Muslim American community may never totally vanish. But both sides need one another and it would be beneficial to improve relations. By PAUL VITELLO and KIRK SEMPLE New York Times The anxiety and anger have been building all year. In March, a national coalition of Islamic organizations warned…
ATF, FBI and D.C. Cops Bust 44 in Undercover Sting Targeting Guns and Drugs
It’s been a while since we’ve heard of any law enforcement operations setting up a sting like this. By Clarence Williams Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — D.C. police and federal agents announced Thursday the arrest of more than 40 people on felony weapons and drug charges as the result of a seven-month undercover operation….