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Appeals Court Says Ashcroft Can Be Sued By Man Claiming He Was Illegally Detained and Questioned by FBI
The question is what kind of legal precedent does this set? By CNN Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft is not immune from being sued by a man who says he was illegally detained under Justice Department policies implemented after the September 11 terror attacks, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. A spokesman for former…
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John V. Gillies Who Headed St. Louis FBI to Head Miami Office
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — John V. Gillies, who headed the FBI’s St. Louis office, has been named special agent in charge of the Miami division, the FBI announced Friday. He replaces Jonathan I. Solomon, who retired. Gillies, a Chicago native, started his FBI career in 1983 as a financial analyst. Two years later,…
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The Media Sucked Up To Gov. Blago For Interviews After FBI Arrest
The media just assumes its letters to politicians won’t be made public. Wrong. It happens. In this case, the media shamefully sucked up to ex-Ill Gov. Blago to get interviews. By John Cook Gawker On the morning he was arrested on corruption charges last December, Rod Blagojevich was the nation’s biggest greaseball. So obviously, the national…
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Ex-FBI Agent in Lockerbie Case Says Gaddafi Must Have Given Ok
It’s good to see someone with authority speak up about the connection, but it’s not particularly surprising. Everyone assumed that Gaddhafi gave the ok. By David Horovitz Jerusalem Post JERUSALEM-– Adding more heat to the boiling controversy in the US and UK over Britain’s recent release to Libya of the only man ever convicted in…
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FBI Tracking Person Who Wanted to Sell “Maine Indian Scalps” on Craigslist
This is obviously an unusual case that smacks of racism. By CLARKE CANFIELD Associated Press Writer PORTLAND, Maine — The FBI is trying to find the person who posted online advertisements saying he had two-century-old “Maine Indian scalps” that he wanted to sell to white people. The FBI executed a search warrant last month at…
![FBI Arrests Ex-Dallas Cowboys Linebacker Eugene Lockhart in Mortgage Fraud Scheme](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/dallas-cowboys.jpg)
FBI Arrests Ex-Dallas Cowboys Linebacker Eugene Lockhart in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Eugene J. Lockhart could be playing football again, but this time behind bars. The FBI on Thursday arrested Lockhart, 48, whose nickname was once “The Hitting Machine”, on mortgage fraud charges. The feds charged Lockhart and eight others in a classic mortgage fraud scheme that involved “straw…
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2,000 FBI Agents and Staff Hit Yankee Stadium
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Suddenly Yankee Stadium had a lot of folks with guns. About 2,000 FBI agents and support staff descended on Yankee Stadium on Wednesday for a mandatory annual meeting for the New York FBI office, something that was ridiculed by several agents as an annoying waste of time, according to a New…
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Electronic Billboard Helps FBI Identify Bank Robber
This is a great technology. In the past, the FBI has not taken full advantage of the media and the latest technology when it comes to catching bank robbers. Often times, the agency has waited until a robber held up more than a dozen banks, and sometimes more than 20, before distributing photos to the…