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The FBI Files: A Peek Into Detroit Mobster Vito Giacalone’s Cat-And-Mouse Game With the Feds
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — Like old Tiger Stadium and the Vernors plant, Vito (Billy Jack) Giacalone was a fixture in Detroit, one of the city’s best known mobsters — a Tony Soprano type whose mug occasionally graced the 6 p.m. news. He was a suspect in the Jimmy Hoffa disappearance. He…
FBI Director Robert Mueller Concedes Slip-up on Boston Bomber’s Travel
By JOSH GERSTEIN Politico WASHINGTON — The terrorist tracking task force in Boston failed to act on notices that one of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers had traveled to and from Russia last year, FBI Director Robert Mueller told lawmakers Thursday. Mueller said the authorities would “do better” next time in following up on such…
Reputed Boston Mobster Whitey Bulger’s Attorney Seeks Disclosure of FBI Informant
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Reputed Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger is asking a federal judge to force the disclosure of the identity of a confidential informant, the Boston Herald reports. Bulger’s lawyers said the informant can help discredit two witnesses who plan to testify against the aging gangster at the criminal trial, which begins June 13….
Ex-FBI Director Freeh Hired to Investigate Scandal Embroiling Pilot Flying J on Behalf of Victims
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Former FBI Director Louis Freeh’s firm has launched a private investigation on behalf of companies suing Pilot Flying J to determine how much the diesel fuel retailer may have bilked customers out of rebates, the Associated Press reports. The plaintiffs hired Freeh after FBI agents raided Pilot’s headquarters in Knoxville, Tenn. in…
FBI to Analyze Cell Phones After Video Evidence of Deadly Police Beating Disappeared
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Witnesses said they saw police ruthlessly beat a California man to death with a baton. Problem is, one the videos confiscated from witnesses has been erased, the Los Angeles Times reports. Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood is asking the FBI to investigate whether authorities tampered with the video to hide evidence of…
Ex-FBI Agent Reaches Plea Deal in Case Accusing Him of Possessing, Distributing Child Porn
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former FBI agent who worked on high-profile cases has reached a plea deal with prosecutors who accuse him of possessing and distributing child pornography, the Associated Press reports. In the deal, 54-year-old Donald J. Sachtleben agreed to pay $20,000 in restitution to the victim. A judge must still approve the plea…
Atty. General Eric Holder Says He Recused Himself in Justice Department Leak Probe Involving Associated Press
By Sari Horwitz and William Branigin Washington Post WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Tuesday that he recused himself from involvement in a Justice Department leak investigation that secretly acquired telephone records of Associated Press journalists. But in response to questions at a news conference, he defended the department’s conduct in probing…
Atty. General Eric Holder Orders a Criminal Probe into IRS Shenanigans
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Nixonian-like probing by the IRS into conservative organizations is causing a stir. The Washington Post reports that Attorney General Eric Holder has ordered a criminal into the matter. “I have ordered an investigation to be done,” Holder said Tuesday. ”The FBI is coordinating with the Justice Department to see if…