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Pres. Obama Addresses FBI and Gives Agency a Thumbs Up
Today’s visit was a good sign of Pres. Obama’s support for the FBI and its mission. Interestingly, for a conservative agency, there were some agents who normally vote Republican who were fed up with the Bush regime and voted for Obama. By The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Offering a robust endorsement for the FBI and…
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FBI Arrest Sheds Light on Twitter Crime Scenes
The FBI is being forced to be well versed in such social networks as Twitter and Facebook. Welcome to the new frontier. By OMAR EL AKKAD Toronto Globe and Mail The arrest this month of an Oklahoma City man who is accused of posting death threats on Twitter shines a light on how law-enforcement agencies…
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Feds Say They Arrested Louisiana Judge After They Had Concern He Might Harm Himself
It’s not everyday that the feds say the timing of the arrest was based on concerns that the person might harm themselves. Even the judge’s attorney found that “ironic”. By Chris Kirkham The New Orleans Times-Picayune NEW ORLEANS –– Friday’s FBI arrest of St. Bernard Parish District Judge Wayne G. Cresap came after concerns that…
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Informant Says FBI in Calif. Monitored Mosque Members at Gyms
These latest revelations can only create more tension between the FBI and the American Islamic communities. The FBI needs to make sure it lose all the ties it has made in Islamic communities since Sept. 11, 2001. By Scott Glover Los Angeles Times As part of their anti-terrorism efforts, FBI agents monitored popular gyms throughout…
Woman Charged With Exortion and Lying to FBI in Connection With Louisville Coach Rick Pitino
Who thought college basketball could be this exciting? The Louisville Courier-Journal LOUISVILLE — Six days after the disclosure that University of Louisville men’s basketball coach Rick Pitino was the target of an extortion attempt, a Louisville woman was charged today with extortion and lying to the FBI. According to a criminal complaint filed in U.S…
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Nine-Year-Old FBI Report on Corruption in the Philly Police Narcotics Squad Remains Under Seal
Some information in the 9-year-old report on corruption in the Philly police narcotics unit is finally surfacing. Maybe it should have been publicly disclosed long ago. Perhaps the department wouldn’t be dealing with the same issues today. By Joseph A. Slobodzian Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA — The FBI memorandum describes a pattern of corruption among a…
Is it OK to Shout Fire in a Chatroom?
When Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes posed the question about falsely shouting fire in a crowded theater, he was illustrating that freedom of speech does have limitations. In 1995, the first criminal threat case on the Internet would again test the limits of free speech. In 1994, Jake Baker (Jacob Alkhabaz) was a University of Michigan…
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FBI Says Toledo College Football Player Shaved Points
Sometimes you watch a game and figure the team just isn’t that good, that it keeps blowing big plays. Then once in a great while you find out the players really are blowing it on purpose. It’s always a sad day in sports when this happens. By MAUREEN FULTON The Toledo Blade TOLEDO — A…