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Wife of Drug Suspect Charged in Pittsburgh FBI Agent’s Slaying
Wife claims she thought it was a home invasion. By Paula Reed Ward and Jim McKinnon, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette INDIANA TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The 11 law enforcement officers weren’t looking for Christina Korbe when they showed up outside the sand-colored brick house on Woods Run Road just before 6 a.m. yesterday. But she was there, armed…
FBI Agent Shot and Killed In Penn. While Serving Arrest Warrant
By Paula Reed Ward, Jim McKinnon and Michael A. Fuoco Pittsburgh Post-Gazette INDIANA TOWNSHIP, Pa. — An FBI agent was shot and killed early this morning as he and at least one other officer were attempting to serve an arrest warrant in Indiana Township. He was identified today as Special Agent Samuel Hicks. Earlier reports…
ICE Agent Arrested on Crystal Meth Charges
Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A decorated Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has been arrested here on drug trafficking charges, the Associated reported Wednesday. Special Agent Kevin Merkel was arrested by the FBI on Oct. 29 on charges of possession and intent to distribute crystal methamphetamine, the Associated Press said in an article attributed to…
Pakistani Woman Who Tried Killing FBI Agents Mentally Unfit For Trial
In the long run, being mentally unfit has its advantages. By Associated Press A Pakistani neuroscientist indicted in New York on charges that she tried to kill an American soldier and F.B.I. agents while she was in custody in Afghanistan is mentally unfit for trial, a court-ordered psychological evaluation has determined. The neuroscientist, Aafia Siddiqui,…
Cleveland City Council Prez Mum About FBI Subpoenas
Here in the Midwest, in a city once known as the Mistake on the Lake, city council president Martin Sweeney isn’t taking chances by saying the wrong thing as a public corruption probe heats up. By Henry J. Gomez Cleveland Plain Dealer CLEVELAND — Martin J. Sweeney offered few clues Friday as to why his…
BET to Feature In Depth Show on J. Edgar Hoover
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Love him or hate him, we can’t seem to get enough of the guy. The BET network this Thursday at 10 p.m. will feature an in depth look at the legendary FBI director J. Edgar Hoover on its “American Gangster” show. In promoting it’s upcoming segment, BET said: “The…
FBI Honing in on Some Muslim Leaders in Phoenix Area
Several incidents have prompted the FBI in the Phoenix area to take a closer look at the Muslim community. By Sean Holstege and Dennis Wagner The Arizona Republic PHOENIX — The FBI has sharpened its scrutiny of some Phoenix-area Muslim leaders because of their links to two controversial incidents and a federal probe into the…