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Govt Scraps Plans to Build New Detroit FBI Headquarters Downtown
McNamara Building It’s too bad the new plans were scrapped. It would have been good for development in a city that is hurting. Plus, the FBI could use an upgrade on its aging offices. On the other hand, the existing building, the McNamara Building is centrally located downtown. Under these difficult times, the FBI in…
Stinging Report Says Bush White House Kept Justice Dept. Lawyers in the Dark on Warrantless Wiretaps
There’s no sugar coating the ugly truth about the way things were handled. The biting report also confirms outsiders’ suspicions that the White House undermined the Justice Department’s mission. By Carrie Johnson and Ellen Nakashima Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The Bush White House so strictly controlled access to its warrantless eavesdropping program that…
El Paso FBI Agent Indicted on Charges of Selling Weapons Without a License and Lying
Not a good idea to break the law, particularly when you’re an FBI agent. Not only do you get jammed up in the legal system, but it becomes fodder for news organizations. And oh yes, there’s always a good chance you’re going to lose your job. By Adriana M. Chávez El Paso Times EL PASO,…
FBI in Calif. Looks into Anti-Arab Hate Crime That Ends in Death
There’s not much that can be said about the ugliness of hate crimes. It’s one thing to spout ignorant, hateful words, but it’s another thing when it results in death. By David Kelly Los Angeles Times YERMO, Calif. — Hadie Mohd last saw his father as he headed out to the family’s vacated home to…
Boston Mobster Says “Whitey” Bulger Was Jealous of Him Spending Time With Girlfriend
The mob drama continued to unfold in a Boston courtroom like a classic Soprano TV episode. Some families are suing the government, saying it should have done something to stop some mobsters/FBI informants from killing. By Shelley Murphy Boston Globe BOSTON — Notorious gangster Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi testified yesterday that when he started spending…
UPDATE: Texas FBI Agent Who Killed Chihuahua Faces Internal Investigation
FBI Agent knocked off a dog similar to the famous Taco Bell dog By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Texas FBI agent Lovett Leslie Ledger, who fatally shot his neighbor’s 3 pound Chihuahua named Sassy with a pellet gun, remains on the job, but faces an internal administrative investigation, the San Antonio FBI office said Thursday. “His…
Nearly 6 Years Later –Fed Prosecutor Jonathan Luna: Murder Victim or Suicide?
Nearly six years ago Baltimore federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna was found face down in a creek with multiple stab wounds in Lancaster Co., Pa. Some think it was a suicide. Others say it was murder. Some say the investigation is active. Others say it’s not. Reporter Jeffrey Anderson looks into the matter.
Texas FBI Agent Gets Community Service For Killing Neighbor’s Chihuahua Named Sassy
This isn’t good for the FBI image. Some expect an agent might have to shoot a deranged serial killer or terrorist, but a Chihuahua named Sassy? Not good. From Waco, Texas, here’s the sad story of Sassy. FBI Agent Shot A Chihuahua Just Like This One/istock photo By Wendy Gragg Waco Tribune-Herald WACO, Tex. Disappointed…