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Weekend Series on History: J. Edgar Hoover Gives Kennedy and Nixon FBI Badges
Hoover Presents Nixon With FBI Badge
FBI to Reconstruct Shooting Scene at Ft. Hood
The presence of the FBI shows the thoroughness of the investigation. It’s good the agency is reconstructing the shooting, but more importantly the Department of Defense needs to find better ways to detect when someone on a base or in a combat zone is displaying danger signs, no matter their rank or job. By Sharon…
Ex-Phone Co. Worker Convicted of Perjury and Lying to FBI Agents in Connection to Rogue LA Private Detective Pellicano
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The scandal involving rogue L.A. private detective Anthony Pellicano, who illegally wiretapped some of the Hollywood’s biggest stars like Sylvester Stallone, continues to show life. A Los Angeles federal jury earlier this week convicted former SBC phone company employee Joann Wiggan, 56, of Burbank, of perjury and lying to FBI agents…
2 Jurors Dismissed in Gotti Trial; His Mother Yells “They’re Railroading You”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com As expected, the New York racketeering trial of mobster John Gotti Jr. has been flush with drama. On Wednesday, after the judge dismissed two jurors who weren’t getting along, Gotti’s mother loudly voiced her opinion from the gallery, not far from where her son sat. “They’re railroading you!” Victoria Gotti shouted,…
FBI Lawyer May Have Helped Provide Answers to Test for High Ranking FBI Agents
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com More details are emerging about a potential scandal at the FBI’s Washington field office centering around a test. Sources familiar with situation say the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) has launched an internal investigation focusing on allegations that three high ranking agents not only worked together on a mandatory FBI test…
FBI Has More than 3,000 Files on Sen. Ted Kennedy
Ulrich Boser, editor of the website The Open Case, could be in for some interesting reading if the FBI doesn’t redact too much. By Ulrich Boser The Open Case What does the FBI have on Ted Kennedy? A lot, apparently. I filed a FOIA to get any documents related to the lion of the Senate…
Potential Scandal Brewing at FBI D.C. Field Office Over Test
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A potential scandal may be brewing over at the FBI’s Washington field office, one of the largest and most prominent FBI field offices in the nation. An internal investigation has been launched into allegations that some high ranking agents worked on an online test together instead of individually, an apparent violation…
NJ FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to Submitting $41,000 in Fraudulent Expenses
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Under the category of “Bad Career Moves” comes New Jersey FBI agent Jeff B. Shim, who pleaded guilty Tuesday in Washington to filing more than $41,000 in fraudulent expenses while he was temporarily posted at FBI headquarters, the AP reported. According to a criminal information filed last month, Shim claimed to…