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Retired FBI Agent Jim Ingram Who Investigated Civil Rights Killings Dead At Age 77
It’s nice to leave mark in your life. Jim Ingram did just that. By Jerry Mitchell Jackson Clarion-Ledger JACKSON, Miss. — Retired FBI agent Jim Ingram, who investigated civil rights killings and once led the state’s Department of Public Safety, died Sunday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 77. On his death…
Nevada Man Charged With Running Internet Group on How to Kill Stockton, Calif. Police
By Rachel Leven ticklethewire.com Federal prosecutors say George Jacobsen went far beyond the boundaries of freedom of speech with his MSN Internet group that focused on killing Stockton, Calif. Police officers. A federal indictment charged the former Stockton resident with creating and managing the MSN group “Ways2KillAStocktonPolice Officer” and “StocktonCityWatch”, which included postings of threatening…
Man Who Threatened Pres. Obama Gets 10 Months of House Arrest
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A 21-year-old Texas man man who pleaded guilty in May to sending emails threatening the life of President Obama eight days before the inauguration, will get 10 months of probation under house arrest, the Associated Press reported. A Denver judge on Friday gave Timothy Ryan Gutierrez the sentence that also included…
Washington Post Columnists Suggests We’ve Gone Over the Top on Providing Security for Folks Like FBI Dir. Mueller
Have we gone overboard in providing protection for society’s notables? Washington Post columnist David Ignatius suggests we have. By David Ignatius Washington Post Columnist WASHINGTON — It was an unsettling image: Arrayed in front of the neighborhood barbershop last week were four burly men with the characteristic earpieces and bulky suits that marked them as…
Seattle Bank Teller Nabs Robber and Gets Fired
Sure it seems dangerous for a bank teller to track down a bank robber. But it also seems unfair to fire someone for doing that. If banks are so obsessed with sound policy, why did they get involved in so many reckless home loans and sub-prime mortgages? By Jennifer Sullivan Seattle Times SEATTLE — Jim…
Ex-Fed Prosecutor Who Monitored Detroit Police Hires Ex-Fed Prosecutor as Her Lawyer
This case is not going away and Sheryl Robinson Wood has figured that out. Don’t be surprised to see the FBI push for an all out criminal probe. By JOE SWICKARD Detroit Free Press DETROIT — Ousted Detroit police monitor Sheryl Robinson Wood has hired a former prosecutor as questions swirl around her relationship with ex-mayor…
Judge in Miss. Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice; Lied to FBI Agents
Bobby DeLaughter was a hero and did great things as a prosecutor. Will this erase his legacy? By Jerry Mitchell Jackson Clarion Ledger ABERDEEN, Miss. – He wore the suit of an acclaimed prosecutor before donning the robe of a well-respected judge. Now Bobby DeLaughter expects to wear the uniform of a prison inmate. Hours…
Are Feds Hyping Latest Terrorism Case in N.C. ?
It’s often hard to tell just how threatening some of the home grown groups are. And at what point do they clearly become a threat and a terrorist? Is there such a thing as waiting too long to find out? By Jeff Stein Spy Talk WASHINGTON — The feds have been hyping their domestic terrorism…