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Death of Mexican “Boss of Bosses” Drug Cartel Kingpin Won’t Spell the End
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The death on Wednesday of Mexican drug kingpin Arturo Beltran Leyva, who claimed to be the “boss of bosses”, may be a big victory for the Mexican and American governments, but it certainly won’t spell the end to the violent grip the cartels have on the country. In fact,…
FBI Contract Linguist Pleads Guilty to Leaking Top Secret Documents to a Blog
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — An FBI contract linguist with top security clearance, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to providing classified documents to an Internet blog, which published some of the information. Shamai Kedem Leibowitz, 39, of Silver Spring, Md., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md., to disclosing to an…
Blago’s Attorney Could Call Pres. Obama as a Witness in June 3 Trial
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The realty-TV feel of the ex-Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich public corruption case could get all the more intense if the defense calls President Barack Obama as a witness. One of Blagojevich’s attorneys, Samuel Adams, on Wednesday hinted of the possibility of calling the President as a witness during trial, saying it…
FBI Arrests NY Man for Pirating “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Film pirating is serious business in California. The latest turn in the never-ending problem came Wednesday morning when FBI agents arrested a New York man for unlawfully distributing a pirated copy of the movie “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” before it was officially released in theaters. The FBI said it arrested Gilberto Sanchez,…
NY FBI to Form Squad to Help 9/11 Prosecutors
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The feds are taking the upcoming 9/11 trial quite seriously. Richard Kolko, an FBI spokesman in New York, said the agency will be forming a squad to assist the prosecutors in preparing the case against alleged mastermind of the plot, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others. The squad, he…
D.C. Judge Releases Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for 28 Years: Expresses Anger over Faulty FBI Analysis
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A D.C. judge on Tuesday angrily criticized the government for relying on erroneous testimony of an FBI analyst in a case in which a man was imprisoned for 28 years for a rape/murder he didn’t commit, the Washington Post reported. D.C. Superior Court Judge Fred B. Ugast ordered Donald…
Texas Agent Who Shot and Killed Chihuahua Named “Sassy” No Longer With FBI
FBI Agent Shot A Chihuahua Just Like This One/istock photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Texas FBI agent who shot and killed his neighbor’s 3 pound Chihuahua named “Sassy” with a pellet rifle in the Waco, Tex. area in 2008, is no longer with the FBI. Erik Vasys, an FBI spokesman in San Antonio, on…
Mobster Henry Hill of “Goodfellas” Fame in Trouble Again
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Henry Hill, the real life mobster turned FBI snitch who inspired the movie “Goodfellas”, is in trouble again. Fairview Heights, Ill. Police arrested Hill, 66, on Sunday at a hotel for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, the Associated Press reported. The paper reports Hill was in the area for a showing…