By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com U.S. Attorney John Richter of Oklahoma announced Tuesday that he’s stepping down Aug. 21, the Associated Press reported. The Associated Press reported that Richter announced his resignation during an interview and said he plans to be a practitioner in residence and visiting professor at the University of Oklahoma Law School. Richter…
James Robertson/fbi photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — James H. Robertson, a 20-year veteran of the FBI, has been named special agent in charge of the FBI Buffalo Division, the agency announced Tuesday. Robertson, who was chief of the International Terrorism Operations Section II, FBI Counterterrorism Division, replaces Laurie J. Bennett. She is now…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney Thomas P. O’Brien of Los Angles is stepping down, effective Sept. 1, to join a private law firm, the Los Angles Times reported. Thom Mrozek, an office spokesman, said O’Brien will be joining the Paul Hastings law firm, the paper said. O’Brien, a former Navy Top Gun…
It’s amazing how you can go from virtual heaven — jogging on the beach in the Outer Banks of North Carolina — to being struck dead by lightning. A sad tale. By Maria Glod Washington Post Staff Writer A Department of Justice lawyer from Prince William County was fatally struck by lightning Monday while jogging…
Amy Jo Lyons/fbi photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Amy Jo Lyons, a New Jersey native who headed up the Baltimore FBI, has been named Assistant Director of the FBI Inspection Division. She replaces Kevin Perkins, who is now assistant director of the Criminal Investigative Division at headquarters. “In her new role, Amy will…
Staying at any job for 34 years is amazing these days. Jim Wilkins did it and made a mark. By GORDON DICKSON Ft. Worth Star Telegram FT. WORTH, Tex. — Jim Wilkins’ 34-year FBI career included an important but little-known footnote in America criminal history. Wilkins was the agent who recaptured American Indian activist Leonard…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Daniel D. Dubree, who has a law degree, has been named assistant director of the FBI’s Information Technology Operations Division, replacing Louis Blazy, who retired. The FBI said Monday that Dubree will be “responsible for the operations and maintenance of all FBI information technology systems worldwide”. In emphasizing the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore announced Monday that it has hired three new prosecutors to focus exclusively on gangs in a community that has seen the presence of such groups as MS-13, TTP Bloods and the Black Guerilla Family. “A record number of federal prosecutors are now pursuing cases against…
