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FBI Agents Association Praises Nomination of James Comey
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com He wasn’t the first choice of the FBI Agents Association (FBIAA. Nonetheless, the association’s President Konrad Motyka issued a statement Friday praising President Obama’s official nomination of former Justice Department official James Comey for FBI director. The association has recently endorsed Rep. Mike Rogers, a former FBI agent. “On behalf of…
Democratic Congressman Complains That Most-Wanted Terror Ad is Racist
Steve Neavlng ticklethewire.com A most-wanted ad posted on buses in Seattle is racist because it only depicts faces of Muslims, a Democrat who represents Seattle said Thursday, Biz Pac reports. The ad, which pictures the FBI’s 16 most-wanted terrorists, were posted on buses throughout Seattle in an effort to track down terrorists. It’s part of…
‘Whitey’ Bulger Case to Resume Next Week As Trial Focuses on 700-Page FBI File
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The murder and racketeering trial of James “Whitey” Bulger will turn its focus on the FBI’s 700-page file on the ex-mob boss next week, the Boston Herald reports. The trial began this week and took a recess for the weekend beginning Thursday. The records are expected to shine light on Bulger’s…
President Obama to Announce Nomination of James Comey to Head of FBI Today
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama today plans to make the long-anticipated announcement that he’s nominating James B. Comey, a senior Justice department under President George W. Bush, to take the helm at the FBI, White House officials told The New York Times. The administration’s plan is to convince the Senate to conform Comey by…
Possible Human Remains Found at Former Home of Mobster Who Inspired ‘Goodfellas’
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agents searching for evidence of a 30-year-old mob murder said they found possible human remains in a New York home once occupied by a famous gangster, the Associated Press reports. The Queens house was once home to James Burke, a Lucchese crime family associate known as “Jimmy the Gent” and…
FBI’s Mueller: Bureau Uses Surveillance Drones Domestically in ‘Very, Very Minimal Way’
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Outgoing FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged for the first time that the bureau uses surveillance drones inside the U.S., the L.A. Times reports. Testifying at a Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Mueller said remotely piloted aircraft are used “in a very, very minimal way and very seldom.” Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, called…
F.B.I. Director Warns Against Dismantling Surveillance Program
By CHARLIE SAVAGE New York Times WASHINGTON — Robert S. Mueller III, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, warned Wednesday that dismantling the National Security Agency’s once-secret program that is keeping records of billions of domestic phone calls by Americans would slow down investigators as they seek to stop terrorist attacks. Testifying before…