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DEA Informant Admits Taping Defense Attorney Chats
This trial in the sunny state of Florida isn’t looking so sunny. In fact, it’s getting darn right messy. A DEA informant admitted tape recording the defense attorney. The U.S. Attorney admits it failed to follow policy, but is opposed to a mistrial or dismissal of the case. The defense says the recordings may have…
Terrorist Watch List Hits 1 Million: Entries Up 32% Since ’07
The list keeps growing despite the FBI’s latest efforts to clean it up and remove people who shouldn’t be on there. Sadly, there are still probably plenty folks who shouldn’t be on there including children. It’s part of the constant balance between keeping us safe and going too far. By Peter Eisler USA TODAY WASHINGTON…
They’re Back: N.Y. FBI is Digging Again for Victims of Mob Hits
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Yes, they’re back. The FBI began digging once again on Tuesday in East Farmingdale, N.Y., at a site where they hope to find the bodies of two men who were victims of mob hits, Newsday reported. The Long Island paper reported that agents were using a backhoe and front loader to…
Update on Traffic Death of FBI Agent Paul Sorce
Paul Sorce was a popular agent in Detroit. It was a sad ending to a promising career. BY CHRISTINA HALL and ZLATI MEYER Detroit Free Press DETROIT — A Detroit FBI agent who dedicated years to coaching youth football in the area, died Monday after his Chevrolet Trailblazer rolled over on Vernier in Harper Woods….
Friends of FBI Agent Paul Sorce Sing His Praises
FBI Agent Paul Sorce had his fair share of fans in Detroit. Here’s just a sampling: Greg Stejskal, former FBI agent in charge of the Ann Arbor office said: Paul was on the SWAT team with me, & we worked together on several cases. Paul had a reputation as a hard working & reliable agent….
Kenyan Prez Accepts FBI Offer to Help Investigate Murders of 2 Human Rights Workers
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire The Guardian newspaper in London is reporting that the Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga has accepted an offer from the FBI to help probe the murders of two human rights workers. The human rights workers, Oscar Kamau Kingara and Paul Oulo, who were highly critical of police killings, were shot to…
FBI Seeks Victims in Stanford Financial Scandal
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — As if we haven’t gotten beaten down enough financially by the crippling economy. We’ve got two princes to help us out: Madoff and Stanford. The FBI issued a press release Monday asking for help in putting one of those princes away. The second one is already well on his…
Detroit FBI Agent Paul Sorce Killed in Car Crash
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Detroit FBI special agent Paul M. Sorce, an 18-year veteran of the bureau, was killed Monday in a car accident while on duty, the FBI in Detroit said. Sorce, 44, was taken to St. John’s Hospital in Detroit, where he passed away, the FBI said. WXYZ tv in Detroit reported that…