FBI
Sources: D.C. Mayor to Propose Keeping FBI Headquarters in the Capitol
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray plans to propose that federal authorities relocate the FBI headquarters from its outdated building to another part of the capitol, the Washington Post reports. Sources told the Post that Gray wants feds to move headquarters from Pennsylvania Avenue NW to Poplar Point, between Interstate 295 and the…
FBI Agents Are Accused of Bugging Boss’ Office, Buying Sex, Texting Lurid Photos
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It appears some FBI agents are having a little bit too much fun on the job, internal disciplinary reports obtained by CNN show. The reports indicate agents bugged a boss’ office, sent naked photos to co-workers, sexted on the job and paid for sex at a message parlor, CNN reported. The FBI,…
Pittsburgh Police Chief Resigns Under Pressure Amid FBI Investigation
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Pittsburgh Police Chief Nate Harper resigned Wednesday amid a federal investigation into his department, the Associated Press reports. The AP wrote that Mayor Luke Ravenstahl met earlier in the day with FBI agents and decided Harper should step down. “I’m not going to talk to you about the chief’s reaction,” the mayor…
Online Activist Who Committed Suicide Was Being Closely Monitored by FBI
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Aaron Swartz, an online activist who committed suicide last month, was being closely tracked by the FBI, Salon reports. Records obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show agents monitored the 26-year-old’s activity on the internet and collected information on even banal online activity, Salon wrote. The probe began when the FBI…
FBI Doesn’t Buy Police Claims that Georgia Banker Accused of Embezzlement Is Dead
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A judge believes Aubrey Lee Price, a Georgia banker accused of embezzling more than $20 million, is dead. The FBI, however, doesn’t buy into a written confession and note that said he planned to drown himself off the Florida coast after he disappeared in June, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports. The FBI…
Ex-Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. Pleads Guilty in Scheme Involving Campaign Cash
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., 47, pleaded guilty Wednesday for using campaign cash to buy personal items, including jewelry, fur capes and parkas, celebrity memorabilia, furniture and high-end electronics, the FBI said. Jackson also admitted he tried to conceal illegal activities, such as false and misleading reports to the Federal Election Commission….
Justice Department’s Pledge to Get Tough is “Beyond Laughable,” Writer Says
Rolling Stone Opinion I don’t want to sound like a broken record, but . . . the latest ploy by the government to insist it is “getting tough” on Wall Street is beyond laughable. The tough new-and-improved regime, as described by the curiously credulous Dealbook, is a policy of extracting criminal guilty pleas from foreign…
FBI Agents Association Warns of Dire Risk to Public Safety if Budget Cuts Kick In
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI Agents Association on Wednesday warned of the potential risks to national security and public safety if across-the-board, automatic spending cuts kick in from the sequestration. FBIAA President Konrad Motyka stated: “The FBI Agents Association urgently calls on Congress and the White House to reach an agreement that would avoid…