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Atty. Gen. Holder Says Justice Dept. Won’t Go After Pot Dispensaries
Unlike the Bush administration, A.G. Eric Holder says the Justice Department won’t go after the places that dispense marijuana legally. It makes sense. There’s higher priorities like the Mexican drug wars, which are starting to wreak havoc on our nation. By Josh Meyer and Scott Glover Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric…
Ex-FBI Agent Convicted in Botched Calif. Home Invasion
Wednesday was not a banner day for the FBI. First a N.Y. FBI agent was arrested for accessing confidential information and sharing it with an informant. And then this: an ex-FBI agent convicted in a botched home invasion. By My-Thuan Tran Los Angeles Times A former FBI agent who meticulously planned to rob an Orange…
Islamic Group Threatens to Cut Ties to FBI
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –– The sometimes bumpy ties between the FBI and the U.S. Muslim communities could get bumpier. The American Muslim Taskforce on Civil Rights and Elections (AMT) , a coalition of major U.S. Muslim groups, announced Tuesday that it was considering suspending “outreach relations with the FBI” as a result of…
Bernie Ripoff’s Accountant Charged with Securities Fraud
Bernie Ripoff’s House of Cards is starting to tumble. It’s hard to believe his wife Ruth was a total innocent. And who knows who else was involved. Madoff is probably willing to dish if the feds cut him a break or at least let him out of jail until sentencing. Let’s see what happens. By…
Breaking News: N.Y. FBI Agent Charged With Sharing Confidential Info
For the second time in about four months, a New York FBI agent has been charged criminally. In December, FBI agent Mark Rossini was charged with illegally accessing FBI data bases for personal use. By The Associated Press NEW YORK — An FBI agent assigned to the New York office has been arrested on charges…
THE FBI IS TWEETING
In this world of advanced communications, the FBI has decided to jump in the pool and communicate via Twitter. Reporter Allan Lengel explores this latest development.
CIA Officer Accused of Rape Claimed to be an FBI Agent At One Point
This guy sounded like big big trouble. Who knows what he got away with when he was overseas. By Jeff Stein Spy Talk WASHINGTON — Andrew Warren, the former CIA officer accused of date rape in Algiers late last year, caused such a ruckus over parking dispute at a Washington, D.C. hotel three years earlier…
FBI Agents Give Up Digging For Mob Victims on Long Island
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com After getting lucky last year and digging up the body of a mobster in East Farmingdale on Long Island, the FBI recently returned with excavation equipment to try its luck again. Apparently luck wasn’t on the agents’ side this time. After three days of digging this past week, the FBI mid-week…