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Six Members of Bonanno Crime Family Plead Guilty in the Sunshine State
The sun may shine bright in Florida, but these mobsters aren’t going to be around to enjoy it. By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — One by one, members of a South Florida crew of the New York-based Bonanno crime family stood before a federal judge Wednesday to plead guilty to…
FBI DNA Lab Helps Crack 19-Year-Old Texas Brutal Rape of Girl Age 8
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N.J. FBI Arrests Port Authority Cop Who Worked on FBI Task Force
FBI arrests Port Authority Police Detective Michael Palermo
Chihuahua-Slaying Texas FBI Agent Still Faces Internal Probe 4 Months After His Sentence
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Last time we checked, Texas FBI agent Lovett Leslie Ledger, who fatally shot his neighbor’s 3 pound Chihuahua named Sassy with a pellet gun, was still an FBI agent facing an internal investigation by the Office of Professional Responsibilty. That was four months ago. Well, on Tuesday the FBI…
FBI and Secret Service Probe Anti-Obama Message With Swastika at Boston Area Golf Course
wbz-tv photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI and U.S. Secret Service are investigating who carved a swastika and President Obama’s name on the 18th hole of a golf course in Lakeville, a town some 40 miles south of Boston, the Boston Globe reports. Early Monday morning, workers at the Lakeville Country Club discovered the…
FBI Using Futuristic Facial Recognition Technology on Driver’s Licenses
Like out of a sci-fi movie, the FBI is using this advanced technology. It seems cool. But not everyone is cool with it, like the ACLU. Will this futuristic approach bump up against legal challenges? By MIKE BAKER Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. – In its search for fugitives, the FBI has begun using facial-recognition technology…
41 Years Later, FBI Arrests Pan Am Hijacker in NY
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Better late than never. The FBI in New York arrested Louis Armando Pena Soltren, 66, who was wanted for the 1968 hijacking of Pan Am Flight 281 bound from New York to Puerto Rico, the New York Times reports. Soltren arranged to surrender so he could visit his famiy, including his…
Justice Dept. to Review Mandatory Waivers of DNA Testing for Some Fed Convicts
This is an interesting issue. The bottom line is: No one should have to waive their right to DNA testing if there’s any remote possibility that it will prove their innocence. It’s called the justice system. Why should we take something away that can provide justice? If we can prove something beyond a reasonable doubt,…