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Chicago U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald and FBI Chief Testify in Mob Witness Protection Leak
Things aren’t looking up for you when a high-profile U.S. Attorney and the special agent in charge of the local FBI testify against you in a federal trial. By Robert Mitchum Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — When Deputy U.S. Marshal John Ambrose reported to Chicago FBI headquarters on Sept. 6, 2006, he thought he was receiving…
Attys For Ex-Rep. William Jefferson Accuse Justice Dept. of Editing Recorded Conversations to Give “Misleading Impression”
The legal maneuvering in this case continues as trial approaches. So far, Jefferson’s attorneys haven’t been able to derail the case despite their best efforts. By Bruce Alpert and Jonathan Tilove New Orleans Times-Picayune WASHINGTON — Attorneys for former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson say the Justice Department has edited secretly recorded conversations to give a…
Patrick James Maley to Head FBI’s Birmingham Division
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The FBI has named Patrick James Maley, a chief inspector at headquarters, as the new special agent in charge of the Birmingham, Ala., division. He replaces Carmen Adams. Maley started his career in 1982 in the white collar squad in Charlotte. The following year he went to Portland where…
FBI Snags Extortionist Using Trojan Software
The FBI managed to implant software on the computer of an individual threatening to extort money from several major communications companies, leading them straight to his doorstep. While the exact capabilities of the CIPAV (Computer and Internet Protocol Address Verifier) software are unknown, it’s encouraging to see the FBI using technology in innovative ways to…
Tension Between FBI and American-Islamic Community Grows
Tension between the FBI and the American-Islamic community continues to grow, damaging inroads that have been made since Sept. 11, 2001. Both sides need to do something to turn it around. Paloma Esquivel Los Angeles Times As they sipped tea and nibbled on dates, more than 100 men and women listened to a litany of…
Commentary: 14 Years After the Oklahoma Bombing, We Must Not Forget the Potential of Homegrown Terrorism
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — One Friday, two days after the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, I was sitting at my desk at the Detroit News in downtown Detroit when I got a tip that the FBI was raiding a farmhouse in Michigan, and it had something to do with the bombing of the…
New New Orleans FBI Chief David Welker Low Key So Far
David Welker, head of the New Orleans FBI, may be low key, but if things goes as planned in a state ripe with corruption, he’ll be a household name before you know it. By Brendan McCarthy New Orleans Times-Picayune NEW ORLEANS — Like countless times before, the news conference began with six or so middle-age…
FBI Names Agent Daniel Roberts Assist. Director of Criminal Justice Information Services
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Daniel D. Roberts, a Detroit native, has been named assistant director of the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division. Roberts, who replaces the retiring Thomas E. Bush, III, was most recently Deputy Assistant Director of the Criminal Investigative Division, the FBI said. “Dan brings a wealth of knowledge and experience…