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Boston Trial Underway to Determine How Much the Gov Owes a Widow Whose Husband Was Murdered by Mobsters Working as FBI Informants
A widow whose husband, a Boston nightclub owner, was killed by mobsters wants the government to pay for her husband’s death. She says in a lawsuit that the FBI failed to take action against the mobsters, who were working as FBI informants. A federal judge has already ruled in her favor. Now another federal judge…
Big or Small Problem? Key Witness Who Wore FBI Wire Won’t Testify in ex-Rep. Jefferson Trial
The questions that looms large: Will it hurt the prosecution not to have the testimony of key witness Lori Mody, who wore an FBI wire? Some say yes. Sure, the prosecution can still play the FBI tapes, but it would be better if Mody testified. The fact she isn’t obviously means there were some big…
A 20-Something Man Dies in Washington area While Taking FBI Physical Stress Test to Become Agent
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – A man in his 20s who worked for the D.C. Inspector General’s Office collapsed and died Wednesday in suburban Virginia while taking a FBI physical stress test to become an agent, according to sources familiar with the incident. Lloyd Hodge, a special agent with the D.C. Inspector General’s Office,…
Brian Truchon to Head FBI Kansas City Division
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Brian Truchon, chief of the Operational Support Section in the Criminal investigative Division at FBI headquarters, has been named the special agent in charge of the agency’s Kansas City Division. Truchon, a native of Illinois, replaces Monte C. Strait, who is retiring. Truchon entered the FBI academy in 1987 and was…
Ex-FBI Agent Who Leaked Document to Actress Linda Fiorentino Trying to Rebuild his Life
By Rachel Leven ticklethewire.com Mark Rossini, the ex- FBI agent who was busted for illegally leaking FBI documents to his lover, actress Linda Fiorentino, is working to rebuild his life in the civilian world, according to federal court documents. The 47-year-old native New Yorker, who now lives in New Orleans, is building a corporate risk…
Prosecutors Suggest Bribes Helped Pay for ex-Rep. Jefferson’s Childrens’ Top-Notch Education
Jury selection began Tuesday and could wrap up Wednesday, with opening statements slated for Thursday. If not, opening statements will begin Tuesday. Win or lose, Jefferson isn’t likely to get a Boy Scout badge at the end of the trial with all the allegations and the unflattering FBI wiretaps. By Jonathan Tilove New Orleans Times-Picayune…
FBI Dir. Mueller Honors Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr., 90, Who Portrayed Ideal Agent in Show “The FBI”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com More than three decades ago, actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. graced America’s tv sets with his collective cool, his slick dark hair and finely tailored suits. In living rooms everywhere, he was known as the beloved fictional agent Insp. Louis Erskine on a show simply named “The FBI”. Dir. Mueller Honors Efrem…
FBI Busts Actor Anthony Borgese of Sopranos and Goodfellas Fame on Extortion Charge
The fine line between acting and reality sometimes vanishes as it seems to have in this case. Apparently there was a reason Anthony Borgese was such a good actor on tv and in the movies: The roles came naturally. BY John Marzulli New York DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER NEW YORK — A veteran actor with…