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FBI Tracked Journalist David Halberstam For Decades
The FBI under J. Edgar Hoover kept a watchful eye on journalist David Halberstam. Was there a good reason for it? The FBI isn’t saying. By Associated Press NEW YORK — The FBI tracked the late Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author David Halberstam for more than two decades, newly released documents show. Students at the…
IG Says FBI Terrorism Tracking System Better, But Still Needs To Improve
Tracking terrorism is an imprecise science. The Justice Department Inspector General says the FBI has improved, but could still do better. After all, it doesn’t take much to miss a credible clue. By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The FBI’s main electronic system that tracks terrorist threats and suspicious incidents amounts to…
Hackers Hacked Into Obama And McCain Computers
Hackers apparently knew no bounds in the 2008 campaign. By Newsweek The computer systems of both the Obama and McCain campaigns were victims of a sophisticated cyberattack by an unknown “foreign entity,” prompting a federal investigation, NEWSWEEK reports today. At the Obama headquarters in midsummer, technology experts detected what they initially thought was a computer…
Ex-FBI Agent Convicted of Murder in Mob Case
Ex-FBI agent John Connolly was convicted in a long drawn out trial that was an embarrassment to the Boston FBI. By David Ovalle Miami Herald MIAMI — Jurors have found ex-FBI agent John Connolly guilty of second-degree murder for his role in helping Boston mobsters assassinate an accountant in South Florida in 1982. He was…
Crazed Passenger Flips Out in Friendly Skies– Faces Federal Charges
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com America, meet the passenger from Hell! During a United flight from San Juan Puerto Rico to Chicago on Saturday, Maria Esther Castillo struck a female crew member “on the buttocks with the back of her hand”, swore and generally acted out of control, according to an affidavit by FBI agent Peter…
Defense Attacks Key Witness in Ft. Dix Terrorism Trial
Following a time-tested strategy, the defense is going on the attack, trying to undermine a key government witness in the Ft. Dix terrorism trial. Will it work? Geoff Mulvihill The Associated Press CAMDEN, N.J. – Attorneys for five men accused of plotting to kill soldiers in New Jersey began cross-examining a key government informant Wednesday…
D.C. Clerk On Trial in Fed Court For Alleged Elevator License Scam
A D.C. clerk allegedly involved in an elevator license renewal scam could be headed somewhere where they have no elevators — just bars. By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Ikela M. Dean, a District government clerk, sometimes demanded late fees when businesses and nonprofit groups came in to renew their elevator…
Prosecutor Says ex-FBI Agent Knew He Was Setting Up Hit
The trial that has reminded the public about the previous digressions of the Boston FBI is coming to an end — and none too soon. It’s an era the FBI would rather forget. By Curt Anderson AP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI-Former FBI agent John Connolly knew he was setting up a hit when he tipped…