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Jury Convicts New York Man of Trying to Seek Terrorism Training Abroad
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A jury Monday convicted a New York man of lying to the FBI about plans to train with terrorists like the Taliban or al-Qaida, the Associated Press reports. Abdel Hameed Shehadeh now faces up to 21 years in prison when sentenced. Shehadeh’s friends testified that he spoke of wanting to die while…
Border Patrol Agent Remembered After Fatal Car Crash in California
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A 26-year-old Border Agent who died in a car crash in California was recently married and on his way to work without a seat belt Friday, KSWT News 12 reports. The accident that killed agent Francisco Puga, of the El Centro Sector, remains under investigation. “We have an idea that most likely…
Edward Hanko To Run Philly FBI
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Edward J. Hanko has been named the special agent in charge of the Philadelphia Division. Hanko most recently served as special agent in charge of the Cincinnati Division and was responsible for FBI investigations in central and southern Ohio. Hanko joined the FBI in 1986 and was first assigned to the…
FBI Probes Possible Ties Between High-Profile Killings in Texas, Colorados
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating whether two high-profile killings in Texas and Colorado are connected, Reuters reports. A masked gunman killed Texas Prosecutor Mark Hasse in Kaufman, Tex. as he walked to his car Jan. 31, Reuters reported. On Jan. 19, Colorado Prison Chief Tom Clements was killed in El Paso County in…
Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent Killed in Two-Car Collision in California
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A 26-year-old Border Patrol agent was killed in a two-car crash on his way to work Friday afternoon in California, Imperial Valley Press reports. The Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the accident, which also killed a 43-year-old woman who has not been identified. Imperial Valley Press identifies the agent…
FBI Agent Opens Up About Ex-Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick’s Public Corruption Trial
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI opened its investigation of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick more than 8 years ago after getting a variety of tips, the leader investigator on the case told WXYZ Channel 7 reports. Channel 7 interviewed FBI Special Agent Bob Beeckman about an investigation that included some 70 agents, 1,000 witnesses and…
Ammunition Found in Wealthy Dallas High School; Where Are the Metal Detectors?
By Pamela Kripke Huffington Post Earlier this month, a student at my daughter’s public high school found a pile of .22 caliber bullets on the floor of a boys’ bathroom. A day before, a threatening note was discovered in the same restroom, inside a stall. On top of the tissue dispenser. In February, three similar…