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Ex-FBI Agent Jack Borden Going Strong as Private Atty at Age 101
Jack Borden, who was an FBI agent in the 1940s, is still going strong as a private attorney at 101. Impressive feat. Impressive man. By DAVID FLICK The Dallas Morning News WEATHERFORD, Tex. – At 101 years old, Jack Borden often gets asked two questions: What’s the secret to a long life? and When are…
An Amusing Tale of How a Son Wrote J. Edgar Hoover to Help his FBI Agent Dad
A young son wanted to help his overworked dad who was an FBI agent. So he secretly wrote J. Edgar Hoover to get help. The rest is a very amusing story. By Anthony Edward Schiappa Jr. Washington Post Sunday Magazine I grew up revering two men: J. Edgar Hoover and my dad. I was elated…
FBI Investigating Possibility of Conspiracy in Murder of Abortion Doctor
The FBI has been talking to some Pro-Life folks who happen to be Pro-Death — at least when it comes to abortion doctors. Were there more people involved in this slaying? By Judy L. Thomas McClatchy/Tribune News KANSAS CITY, Mo. – — The list of those visiting and communicating with the man accused of killing…
Philly Prosecutors Files Papers to Try and Get Big-Time Politician Vincent Fumo More Prison Time
If ever there was a sentence that irked the Philly feds in recent times, this is it. Prosecutors and agents alike were appalled by what they considered a lenient sentence. They want this big-time politician who was well known as a shakedown artist, to serve more time. By Emilie Lounsberry Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA — Federal…
Jefferson II: Ex-Congressman’s Brother Mose Goes on Trial in New Orleans in Bribery Case Involving Secret FBI Recordings
The older brother Mose Jefferson now takes center stage in a federal courtroom after his brother ex-Rep. William Jefferson. The trial not only does not speak well for New Orleans, but for the Jefferson family, which has been the subject of years of FBI investigations. Mose Jefferson is accused of bribing a school board member….
Ex-New Orleans Resident and Lebanese Man Claim FBI in Afghanistan Treated Them Like Terrorists for White Collar Crime
The FBI has generally avoided charges of impropriety when it comes to arrests overseas in Afghanistan and Iraq. But this former New Orleans resident and a Lebanese man claim they were subjected to cold temperatures in holding areas and put in tight bindings and a hood while being transported for 18 hours –all for a white…
J. Edgar Hoover’s 1971 Cadillac and eBay
The snazzy black 1971 black Cadillac recently posted on eBay was a sweet acquisition regardless. But the fact that the ad said it belonged to the late FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover made it all the more appealing. Reporter Allan Lengel spoke to the person involved in the sale of the car. And Rex Tomb, a former FBI spokesman, offers some interesting and amusing insights into the car and J. Edgar Hoover himself.
Woman Charged With Exortion and Lying to FBI Was Given Money For Abortion, Coach Pitino Says
The University never likes it when your life off the court is far more interesting than your team’s life on the court. Rick Pitino has got a pretty interesting tale to tell. By Andrew Wolfson Louisville Courier-Journal LOUISVILLE — University of Louisville men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino told police that he had consensual sex with…