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FBI Seeks to Arrest Defense Contractor Who Revealed Sweeping Surveillance
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is intensifying the hunt. Director Robert Mueller said the agency is stepping up efforts to arrest the defense contractor responsible for leaking information about the federal government’s sweeping surveillance programs, Reuters reports. Mueller, who confirmed an investigation is underway, said the leak damaged U.S. national security. “We are taking all…
State Police: FBI Agents Repeatedly Sabotaged Investigation of Mob Boss ‘Whitey’ Bulger
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal law enforcement officials intentionally misled state and local authorities who were investigating mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger, a former senior Massachusetts state police officer testified during the second day of Bulger’s criminal trial, The Hartford Courant reports. Retired State Police Col. Thomas Foley said some FBI agents sabotaged the investigation…
Fallen Border Patrol Agent Brian A. Terry Honored by Specialty Coin
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A federal group is selling collector’s coins of Border Patrol Agent Brian A. Terry, who was killed in a shootout while on duty, to raise money for a foundation created to honor Terry. Called the “Challenge Coin,” the Border Narcotics Intelligence is selling the coins online for $15. Terry’s death grabbed national…
FBI Director Robert Mueller Defends Snatching Massive Phone Records
By GINGER GIBSON Politico WASHINGTON — FBI Director Robert Mueller defended the amassing of widespread phone records, before a House Committee, saying had it been in place before the Sept. 11 attacks, the attacks could have been “derailed” and that it was used to track a friend of the Boston Marathon bombers. Monitoring calls between…
FBI Director Mueller Faces Tough Questions in Final House Committee Meeting
Steve Neavling ticklthewire.com FBI Director Robert Mueller is expected to undergo tough questions today as he nears the end of his 12 years at the helm, the Associated Press reports. In what likely will be his final appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, Mueller likely will be grilled about the Boston Marathon bombings investigation, the…
Defense Opens Trial Telling Jurors ‘Whitey’ Bulger Was Never an FBI Informant
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Former Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger was never an FBI informant, his attorney said during opening statements in a trial that alleges 19 counts of murder, U.S. News & World Report writes. Defense attorney J.W. Carney said Bulger never worked as an FBI informant against Italian mob rivals. “Number one, James…
Two Virginia Friends Accused of Stealing FBI-Issued Machine Gun from Trunk
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two Virginia friends thought it would be fun to test out a machine gun they are accused of stealing from the trunk of an FBI agent in Alexandria, The Washington Examiner reports. Jonathan Cowden, 26, a security guard and Nate Whilden, a music instructor, face up to 10 years in prison on…
Richard DesLauriers, Head of Boston FBI, Announces He’s Retiring And Joining Private Sector
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Richard DesLauriers, who has led the Boston FBI office since July 2010, announced he’s retiring from the bureau and taking a job in the private sector, The Boston Globe reports. DesLauriers, who most recently led the response to the Boston Marathon bombings, will retire effective July 13 as he prepares to take…