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FBI Pleads for Public Help to Solve about 43 Civil-Rights Era Murders in Miss.
The FBI is turning to the public, calling for help to bring some justice to a painful era of decades past. Will the calls fall on deaf ears? Very possible, but FBI director Robert Mueller III said he isn’t giving up. By TIMOTHY R. BROWN Associated Press Writer JACKSON, Miss. — The FBI pleaded for…
Houston Judge Dismisses Bulk of Roger Clemens’ Defamation Suit Linked to Steroids
Winning baseball star Roger Clemens lost a serious round in civil court. Meanwhile, the FBI is trying to figure out whether he lied to Congress. That probe could eventually land him on the prison softfball team. By MARY FLOOD Houston Chronicle HOUSTON — A Houston federal judge on Thursday dismissed most of pitcher Roger Clemens’…
Police in Maine Say Dirty Bomb Materials Posed No Danger
Police say the materials itself posed no danger, but it sounds like the person who had them might have. By Eric Russell Bangor Daily News BANGOR, Maine – In the wake of revelations that a Belfast man had a stash of potentially hazardous materials at his home when he was killed last December, state Public…
Mexicans Arrest Man Suspected of Killing Border Patrol Agent
The signs of violence in this region are everywhere along the border. Here’s another example of how the violence is impacting American lives. By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press Writer SAN DIEGO – A man suspected of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent last year by running him over with a drug-loaded Hummer was arrested Wednesday…
White Powder Triggers Evacuation of FBI Headquarters in El Paso
White powder scares have haunted the American landscape ever since 2001. Offices have been shut down with regularity, and there’s no end in sight. By The Associated Press EL PASO, Texas – The FBI headquarters in El Paso was evacuated Wednesday after two people in the mail room were exposed to a white powdery substance….
It’s Raining Corporate Fraud: FBI Official Says Agency Has 500-plus Cases
There may be a job shortage and an ethics shortage in some political circles, but there’s no shortage of corporate fraud. The FBI may use some counterterrorism agents to help sort through the financial mess. By Associated Press WASHINGTON – The FBI is conducting more than 500 investigations of corporate fraud amid the financial meltdown,…
Dirty Bomb Parts Found in Home of Man Shot by Wife
This comes under the category of “pretty darn scary”. The story was first reported by unattributable.com, an online magazine which covers and blogs on current events. By Walter Griffin Bangor Daily News BELFAST, Maine – James G. Cummings, who police say was shot to death by his wife two months ago, allegedly had a cache…
FBI Turns to Foreign Press To Help Capture Boston Mobster “Whitey” Bulger
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – The FBI wants to capture Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger badly. Correction. Make that very badly. On Tuesday, the agency took things up a notch and invited the foreign press in Washington for a briefing on Bulger, 79, who’s wanted for a host of crimes including 19-counts of murder….