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FBI’s Shameful Past Likely to Be Revealed During Trial of Mobster ‘Whitey’ Bulger
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The murder and racketeering trial against mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger likely will reveal an ugly period for the FBI. While Bulger was wreaking havoc as the leader of a crime gang in South Boston from the 1970s to the early 1980s, he also was acting as an FBI informant. During…
Socialite Jill Kelley Sues FBI for Breach of Privacy During Petraeus Investigation
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Jill Kelley, whose complaints about threatening e-mails led to the resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus, has sued the FBI, saying the agency violated her privacy by divulging her name to the media, the Huffington Post reports. At the time, federal agents were investigating Petraeus’ extramarital relationship with Paula Broadwell, the author…
Violent Crime Increased Last Year for First Time Since 2006, FBI Records Show
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com For the first time since 2006, violent crime rose last year, the FBI said Monday. Violent crime increased 1.2%, or 3.7% in areas with populations between 500,000 and 1 million, NBC News reported. The biggest spike occurred in the West, where violent crime rose 3.3%. It fell 0.6% in the Northeast. The…
ATF Agents in Milwaukee Face Disciplinary Action Over Handling of Storefront Operation in Milwaukee
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Some ATF agents involved with a botched gun-buying storefront operation in Milwaukee face disciplinary action, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The investigation was so bungled that agents last year had their guns stolen and their storefront pillaged. The Journal Sentinel discovered through a letter sent to Congress that the Justice Department is…
James Comey Nomination for FBI a “Poke in the Eye With a Very Sharp Stick For the Cheney Crowd”
By David Corn Mother Jones WASHINGTON — The pending nomination of James Comey to become FBI chief is a poke in the eye with a very sharp stick for the Cheney crowd. Comey, deputy attorney general during the W. years, has drawn criticism from civil libertarians for being part of an administration that waterboarded (though…
Husband of Zombie Actress Questioned over Ricin-Tainted Letters Sent to Obama, Mayor Bloomberg from Texas
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An investigation into who sent Ricin-tainted letters to President Obama and New York City Mayor Bloomberg has zeroed in on a Texan man who is married to actress Shannon Roger Guess, a zombie on the “Walking Dead,” The New York Daily News reports. Nathan Richardson 33, was busted after his pregnant wife…
Editorial: FBI Needs to Explain What Happened in Death of Boston Bomber’s Friend
By Denver Post Editorial Board The clouds of conflicting stories surrounding the police killing of a friend of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects need to be cleared, officially and with some dispatch. While we understand there are ongoing investigations into the shooting of Ibragim Todashev during questioning, authorities should quickly release an explanation…
Weekend Series on Crime History: Nixon White House Tries to Derail FBI Probe Into Watergate
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