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FBI Agent Had Sexual Relations With Cooperating Witness in ex-Rep. Jefferson Case; Judge Refuses Request for New Trial
Here’s a little explosive news. These are the things agents know can harm a case. In this case, so far, this sexual relationship hasn’t derailed the conviction. But we’ll see on appeal. By New Orleans Times-Picayune Staff Federal Judge T.S. Ellis III today denied former Rep. William Jefferson’s request for a new trial. The request…
Mobster Al Capone’s Wisconsin Hideout For Sale
The question is: Did Al Capone leave behind any bootleg liquor? It has got to be an interesting home — certainly more so than the ones being built these days. By ROBERT IMRIE Associated Press Writer WAUSAU, Wis. — The buyer of a scenic property in northern Wisconsin will get more than just its bar…
NY Daily News Reports in Terrorist Case that NY Imam Was FBI Informant Who Became Double Agent
This is getting messy. Did the FBI lose a great informant or did it finally get rid of one who hurt the agency far more than he helped it? And the more that comes to light in the case, more serious it seems. BY Elizabeth Hays and Helen Kennedy DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS NEW YORK…
FBI Offers $5,000 Reward for Return of Weapons Stolen From Agent’s Car in Indianapolis
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI is going all out to retrieve weapons and equipment stolen from an agent’s car in the northwest sector of Indianapolis earlier in the week. Michael S. Welch, special agent in charge of the Indianapolis office, announced that the bureau was offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information…
NY Daily News Reports that Denver Man at Center of NY Terrorism Probe Wants to Cut Deal with FBI
UPDATE: Sunday 12:45 a.m. FBI Arrests Father and Son in Terror Probe (NY Times) The FBI is expected to run down counterterrorism leads and check them out thoroughly. And that’s what the agency seems to be doing in this case. But it’s still not clear how big of a deal this was. BY James Gordon…
Mass Judge Orders Boston Mobsters to Pay $33.5 Million to Family of 1981 Murder Victim
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Massachusetts judge has ordered two infamous Boston mobsters — James “Whitey” Bulger and Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi — to each pay $15 million to the family of 26-year-old Debra Davis after finding the duo liable for her 1981 murder, according to press reports. Norfolk Superior Judge Patrick Brady also ordered,…
Thieves Break into FBI Agent’s Indianapolis Car and Steal Weapons
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Here’s one burglary that will probably get a little more attention from law enforcement than most. The Indianapolis police reported that thieves broke into an FBI agent’s car on the city’s northwest side Thursday morning and stole a submachine gun, a semiautomatic rifle, .45-caliber semiautomatic handgun and two sets of body…
Ex-FBI Agent O’Neill Talks About Helping Bust FBI Agent Robert Hanssen
Many years have passed since FBI agent Robert Hanssen was busted for being a spy. But the story is still worth retelling and retelling. That’s what ex-FBI agent Eric O’Neill, who is now in the private sector, did the other night. By Dinara Aprymova The Tennessee Journalist KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Former FBI operative Eric O’Neill…