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Jury: Somali-Born Bombing Suspect Guilty of Terrorism After Portland Bombing Attempt
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Somali-American who claimed the FBI manipulated him to detonate what he thought was a bomb at a Christmas tree ceremony in Portland in 2010 was found guilty Thursday of terrorism-related charges, the Associated Press reports. The Mohamed Mohamud, 21, who did not testify, will be sentenced May 14. Prosecutors were able…
FBI Hostage Negotiator Urges Kidnapper to Surrender, Hand Over Boy in Alabama
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As a hostage standoff reaches a fourth day in Alabama, authorities are hoping the kidnapper grows tired and surrenders as a FBI hostage negotiator talks with the suspect through plastic ventilation pipes, CNN reports. On Tuesday afternoon the suspect boarded a bus stop, killed the bus driver and grabbed two children. One…
Stepfather of Slain FBI Informant Loses Temper During Murder Trial
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Johnny Davis showed flashes of anger as he recounted watching his stepson get shot in the head in Newark, N.J., in 2004, NorthJersey.com reports. Davis’ stepson, Kemo Deshawn McCray, was an FBI informant when prosecutors say he was gunned down by an attorney who wanted to stop the man from testifying against…
Islamic Group: FBI Agents Intimidate Somali Man; Bureau Investigates
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s Minneapolis office is investigating claims that two agents pressured a Somali man to work as an informant in the Somali community, the Pioneer Press reports. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a civil rights group, requested the probe last week. The man claims the agents were “intimidating and threatening” him in…
Jury to Decide Fate of Somali-Born Man Accused of Terrorism in Portland
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Jurors today are deliberating the fate of a Somali-born man accused of trying to detonate a bomb at a 2010 Christmas tree-lighting ceremony, the Daily Beast reports. The big question is whether Mohamed Mohamud, who was in braces and 19 years old when he first met undercover agents, was entrapped by overzealous…
The Inventor of “Nagra,” A Recording System Used by Fed Agents, Has Died
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Federal agents remember the “Nagra,”, the first portable professional sound recorder. Well, the inventor of the system, Stefan Kudelski, has died at age 84, according to swissinfo.ch, the website for the Swiss Broadcasting company. The Kudelski Group in Switzerland made the announcement. One former federal official told ticklethewire.com that it was…
Former Iraqis Accused of Terrorism Are Sentenced to Federal Prison
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two former Iraqi residents who were living in Kentucky were sentenced to prison this week for their involvement with terrorist activities, the FBI announced Tuesday. Mohanad Shareef Hammadi, 25, was given a life sentence, while his conspirator, Waad Ramadan Alwan, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison. Both had already pleaded…
FBI’s Spanish-Speaking website Popular among immigrants
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s efforts to reach out to Spanish-speaking residents for help fighting crime appears to be working, the FBI announced Tuesday. Two years ago this month, the bureau launched a Spanish-language website on www.fbi.gov. Since then, the site has been viewed more than 160,000 times, according to the FBI. The bureau has…