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NYPD Counterterrorism Unit Thinks and Acts Globally
People expect big things from New York. The police department’s counterterrorism unit doesn’t disappoint with it’s global reach. By Christopher Dickey Newsweek In sweltering Mumbai last November, two days after the terrorist rampage that killed or wounded more than 500 people, some odd figures joined the alphabet soup of agencies investigating the atrocity-three New York…
FBI Agents Raid Ga. Peanut Processing Plant Linked to Salmonella
That such a product so beloved by Americans could become a symbol of death is unthinkable. The FBI is now working the case. By JIM DRINKARD Associated Press WASHINGTON – Federal agents on Monday raided a Georgia peanut processing plant linked to the nationwide salmonella outbreak that has prompted one of the largest product recalls…
Philly FBI Agent Shoots and Kills Man During Undercover Investigation
The shooting stunned the neighborhood in Northeast Philly. By CBS3.com PHILADELPHIA — A FBI agent fatally shot a man during an undercover investigation in Northeast Philadelphia Monday afternoon. The shooting happened in the 900 block of Borbeck Avenue in the city’s Fox Chase section at about 3:00 p.m. According to reports, the FBI and the…
FBI Raided Virginia Defense Lobbying Firm With Close Ties to Rep. John Murtha
The real question is: Are the feds focusing in on Rep. John Murtha, the influential pol from Pennsylvania? By Emma Schwartz and Justin Rood ABC News The FBI raided the offices of a defense lobbying firm with close ties to Democratic Rep. John Murtha (Penn.), sources tell ABC News. PMA Group The FBI searched the…
RNC Chair Michael Steele Says FBI Winding Down Probe into Payment to Sister
Nothing like starting out your new job with a good Washington scandal. By Henri E. Cauvin Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Michael S. Steele, the new chairman of the Republican National Committee, said yesterday that there was nothing improper in a payment of more than $37,000 to his sister’s company for work on his…
Las Vegas Man Who Claims to Be ex-FBI Informant Files $54 Million Lawsuit Against Government
Anthony Martin claims his cover was blown. Does he have a legitimate claim? The answers may surface in a lawsuit he’s filed in which he also calls the witness protection program a “sham.” By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS – A man who claims to be a former FBI informant has filed a $54…
Some Agents Critical of “DEA” Show
The show “DEA” on Spike TV has been a public relations bonanza for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. But privately some agents — and former agents — have been highly critical of the show. Reporter Allan Lengel examines the issues.
FBI Confirms Frozen Remains of Lab Mice With Deadly Plague Were Lost
Most of the time, no one could give a rat’s behind about any missing mice. But when they’re infected with a deadly strain of plague, that’s another story. BY TED SHERMAN AND JOSH MARGOLIN Star-Ledger Staff NEWARK — The frozen remains of two lab mice infected with deadly strains of plague were lost at a…