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Ex-FBI Agent Admits He Signed Off on Reports on Bulger He Knew Were Inaccurate
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com One thing for certain: The Whitey Bulger trial in Boston is not short on drama and interesting news. On Friday, retired FBI agent John Morris testified that he signed off on several FBI reports about Bulger that were inaccurate or misleading, Reuters reports. Morris has admitted taking cash from gangsters and…
James Comey Faces Tough Questions During Confirmation Battle During Confirmation Hearings
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama’s nominee for FBI director, James Comey, faces a tough confirmation battle over a host of controversial issues facing the agency. Comey, who served as deputy attorney general in President George W. Bush, is seeking Senate confirmation at a tough time for the FBI, reports The Hill. The Hill reports that…
FBI Reduces Number of Agents Investigating Organized Crime
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI will continue to shed the number of agents assigned to fight the mafia as the demand for other threats increases, The New York Times reports. For the third time in five years, the bureau will decrease its agents assigned to organized crime to about three dozens. In the meantime, more…
Reputed Mob Boss ‘Whitey’ Bulger Loses Temper During Murder, Racketeering Trial
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Reputed mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger lost his cool in court for the second time in his three-week-old trial for murder and racketeering, The New York Times reports. Bulger became agitated while one of the government witnesses, John Morris, a former FBI witness, was testifying about Bulger’s role as an FBI…
Watch Underground ATF Agent Snag Would-Be Robber on Surveillance
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Undercover ATF agents offered would-be robbers an opportunity to steal cocaine and cash from non-existent drug houses. The plan included executing the “inside man.” OTHER STORIES OF INTERST Hostage Taker Insisted FBI, Illuminati Were After Him Before Being Shot Four-Star General Investigated over Leak of Covert Cyber-attacks on Iran’s Nuclear Program Gang…
FBI Planted Informant Inside WikiLeaks for Information on the Secret-Revealing Group
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An Icelandic man is the first known FBI informant inside WikiLeaks, a secret-revealing website. Wired.com reports that Sigurdur “Siggi” Thordarson was an informant for three months in 2011 when he worked for WikiLeaks and the FBI. Ticklethewire.com mistakenly printed that Julian Paul Assange was the informant. He reportedly received $5,000 for his undercover…
Reputed Mob Boss ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s Attorneys Grill Disgraced Ex-FBI Agent John Connolly
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Lawyers for accused mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger continued to hammer the FBI’s claims that Bulger secretly ratted out the Italian Mafia and other criminals, The Associated Press reports. For the second straight day, Bulger attorney Hank Brennan continued to grill James Marra, a special agent in the Justice Department’s Office of…
FBI Investigates Cops Accused of Stealing Money from Suspects in Bank Robbery
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is trying to determine whether police stole cash from three suspects accused of robbing a King County credit union in California in March, the Monterey Herald reports. The FBI confirmed to the Herald that agent are investigating “several police officers assigned to the King City Police Department regarding their handling…