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U.S. Commandos Kill al Qaeda Operative on FBI Top Terrorist List
Sometimes it’s just a good day for finding terrorists. This one is an impressive hit. By LUIS MARTINEZ, KIRIT RADIA, DANA HUGHES, and JASON RYAN ABC NEWS A U.S. commando attack in Somalia has killed an al Qaeda operative who is on the FBI’s list of most wanted terrorists, sources tell ABC News. The dead…
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The Raven Haired Actress and the Fall of a Dapper FBI Agent
By Allan Lengel and Rachel Leven ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – As Mark T. Rossini sat at the defendant’s table in the D.C. federal courthouse in May awaiting his fate, you couldn’t help but wonder, if only for a moment, if he saw himself as a tragic figure in a fabled Hollywood film: Dapper, veteran FBI agent…
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FBI in Dallas Looking into Stolen Jackie Kennedy Letter
Anything with a historic link to the Kennedys is bound to draw some public attention. But it’s not often that the FBI has had to step in. Here’s an interesting caper. By SCOTT K. PARKS The Dallas Morning News DALLAS — An intimate moment between two of the world’s most famous widows is now the…
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The Raven Haired Actress and the Fall of the Dapper FBI Agent
By Allan Lengel and Rachel Leven ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – As Mark T. Rossini sat at the defendant’s table in the D.C. federal courthouse in May awaiting his fate, you couldn’t help but wonder, if only for a moment, if he saw himself as a tragic figure in a fabled Hollywood film: Dapper, veteran FBI agent…
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Daniel McMullen to Head FBI’s Jackson, Miss. Division
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Daniel McMullen, FBI special agent in charge of criminal matters in Los Angeles, has been named the top agent for the Jackson, Miss., division. He replaces Frederick T. Brink, who retired. McMullen began his career in 1991 and was first assigned to the Shreveport, La. office. In 1995, he…
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FBI Media Spokeswoman in Dallas-Ft. Worth Pleads Guilty in Drunk Driving Crash
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Life is just more painful when you mess up and you have a high profile job. Ask Lori Bailey. The ex-FBI agent, who was the face of the FBI down in the Dallas-Fort Worth area (she was the media spokeswoman), was the subject of Texas media reports this week after she…
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FBI Informant Says U.S. Missed Chance to Stop 9/11 Ringleader Atta
Could we have prevented the 9/11 attacks? That’s the question we continue to ask. At the time, we certainly could have been doing more. FBI counter-terrorism agent John O’Neill kept warning us of an attack while at the FBI. He eventually left the agency and became director of security at the World Trade Center. He…
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Advocates Ask For More Flexibility in Fed Sentencing Guidelines
The system needs flexibility when it comes to sentencing. In some instances, the guidelines just don’t make sense. All we can ask for is that the sentence befits the crime. By Kari Lydersen Washington Post Staff Writer CHICAGO — Advocates for added flexibility in criminal sentencing took their appeal to the U.S. Sentencing Commission, which…