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S.C. County Councilman Busted For Computer Crime
Down in South Carolina, a popular County Councilman finds himself facing criminal charges for accessing a government computer and planting a monitoring device. By David Dykes and Tim Smith Greenville News Staff Writers GREENVILLE, S.C. — The FBI on Wednesday arrested Greenville County Councilman Tony Trout on charges that he accessed without authorization a computer…
FBI Blocks Agents From Airing Criticisms About CIA
Two FBI agents won’t be appearing on a tv documentary to vent criticisms about the CIA. The FBI won’t let them. By Jeff Stein Spy Talk The FBI has blocked two of its veteran counterterrorism agents from going public with accusations that the CIA deliberately withheld crucial intelligence before the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. FBI…
Four Oregon Students Confess To Obama Incident
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Christian university in Oregon said yesterday that four students confessed to being responsible for a Sept. 23 incident on campus in which Sen. Barack Obama was hanged in effigy. The Office of Student Life at George Fox University in Newberg, Ore., identified the students late last week and completed disciplinary…
FBI And U.S. Atty to Probe New Orleans Police Shootings
The FBI will investigate the controversial police shootings on Danziger Bridge three years ago that left two people dead and four wounded. By The New Orleans Times-Picayune NEW ORLEANS — U.S. Attorney Jim Letten announced today that federal authorities will examine if there is a basis for federal criminal charges in connection with the Sept….
FBI Nabs Another In Scandal Plagued D.C. Tax Office
The city hall tax scandal in Washington just keeps getting stranger. The FBI has nabbed a new suspect — an auditor — who allegedly got involved in a scam even as agents were swarming about. By Del Quentin Wilber and Nikita Stewart Washington Post Staff Writers WASHINGTON – An auditor for the D.C. tax office…
Findings In Dumpster Help Crack Eco-Terrorism Case
In Michigan, an old eco-terrorist case went unsolved, that is until someone found some unusual items in a dumpster that helped the FBI crack the case. By Ed White Associated Press Writer When arsonists torched two homes under construction in an upscale Washtenaw County subdivision in March 2003, investigators knew they were likely dealing with…
FBI And French Agents Put Art Thief In Prison
MIAMI – The FBI and French National Police worked undercover to bust an art thief linked to the 2007 armed robbery at the Musee des Beaux-Arts museum in Nice, France. Now the thief is headed off to prison. A federal judge in Miami last week sentenced art thief Bernad Jean Ternus, a French National, to…
Trial Begins In Plot to Attack Ft. Dix
Trial begins today for five Muslims accused of planning an attack at Ft. Dix in New Jersey. Were they hell-bent on carrying out the mission or just trying to sound tougher than they were? Jurors will need to sort that out. The U.S. has had mixed results in terrorism trials since 2001. By George Anastasia…