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![Miami Feds Indict 11 Suspected Mobsters With Ties To N.Y. Bonanno Crime Family](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sopranos-images1.jpg)
Miami Feds Indict 11 Suspected Mobsters With Ties To N.Y. Bonanno Crime Family
The Sopranos tv series may have gone off the air, but the government says the traditional mob continues on. By DON JORDAN Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Nearly a dozen Palm Beach and Broward county residents were indicted today (Thursday) after federal prosecutors outlined their alleged roles in a organized crime ring specializing in fraud,…
![Columnist Skeptical About Feds Terrorist Convictions in Miami](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/miami-map.gif)
Columnist Skeptical About Feds Terrorist Convictions in Miami
By Leonard Pitts Jr. Miami Herald Columnist Like the Mounties, they finally got their men. And all it took was three years, three trials and millions of taxpayer dollars. At that price, you’d like to feel a certain satisfaction from last week’s guilty verdict against five men from inner-city Miami who stood accused of conspiring…
![Computer Virus Strikes FBI and U.S. Marshal Computers](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/computer1.jpg)
Computer Virus Strikes FBI and U.S. Marshal Computers
Scary to think these agencies are so vulnerable. Looks like some IT folks have some work to do. By DEVLIN BARRETT Associated Press WASHINGTON – Law enforcement computers were struck by a mystery computer virus Thursday, forcing the FBI and the U.S. Marshals to shut down part of their networks as a precaution. The U.S….
![FBI Dir. Robert Mueller Tells Congress Gitmo Detainees in U.S. Pose Risks](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/mueller150-fbiphoto2.jpg)
FBI Dir. Robert Mueller Tells Congress Gitmo Detainees in U.S. Pose Risks
The testimony only helps create more questions than answers to this controversial topic. By DEVLIN BARRETT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – FBI Director Robert Mueller told Congress on Wednesday that bringing Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United States could pose a number of risks, even if they were kept in maximum-security prisons. Responding to FBI…
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Chicago FBI Task Force to Feature Bank Robbers on Internet
On one hand you have to applaud the FBI in Chicago for doing this. On the other hand, you really have to ask: What took so long? For years, now federal and local law enforcement have passed up on using the Internet to help solve crimes. All the bureaus around the country have to do…
![Justice Dept. to Expand Healthcare Fraud Investigations](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/eric-holder.jpg)
Justice Dept. to Expand Healthcare Fraud Investigations
Not a bad idea in a country where fraud is running rampant and costing taxpayers far more than they can imagine. By Carrie Johnson The Washington Post WASHINGTON– The Obama administration today announced it would expand Justice Department health-care strike forces to Detroit and Houston, part of a broader commitment to root out fraud in…
A Border Patrol Agent, a Cheeseburger, Poison and an FBI Probe
This is just a bizarre story. The FBI is investigating and there’s many unanswered questions. By ZACHARY FRANZ Great Falls Tribune Staff Writer GREAT FALLS, Montana — A United States Customs and Border Patrol agent who was poisoned at a Cut Bank fast food restaurant last year is back in the hospital for injuries suffered…
![Ex-Sen. Ted Stevens Paid At Least $1 Million in Legal Fees](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/stevens-campaign.jpg)
Ex-Sen. Ted Stevens Paid At Least $1 Million in Legal Fees
Justice is supposed to be blind. But it sure as heck doesn’t hurt to get some high-paid attorneys to make sure justice has 20-20 vision. Ex-Sen. Ted Stevens apparently doled out the cash for his defense, and in the end it paid off. Mike Scarcella The National Law Journal Nobody’s ever said Ted Stevens’ defense…