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Prosecutors Change Their Tune on Deterrence Involving Corporate Wrongdoing
By DEVLIN BARRETT and KIRSTEN GRIND Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—In extracting multibillion-dollar fines from Citigroup Inc. and other big banks, prosecutors say they are trying to deter future corporate wrongdoing by making shareholders angry enough to demand changes. It is a significant shift in tone for the Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation, which…
Man Accused of Assaulting FBI Agents Was Indicted by Las Vegas Grand Jury
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A burglary suspect accused of trying to ram his truck into FBI cars to avoid arrest was indicted on federal assault charges Tuesday by a Las Vegas grand jury, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. The agents weren’t injured in the attack but their cars were damaged, authorities said. According to the criminal…
Perrye Turner to Head FBI’s Houston Office After Stint in Louisville
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Perrye K. Turner, who most recently served as special agent in charge of the Louisville office, has been named as head of the FBI’s Houston division, Fox 26 reports. Turner started with the FBI in 1991 and was first assigned to the Birmingham Division, Huntsville Resident Agency, and in 1995, the New…
Popular Immigration Activist, Jose Antonio Vargas, Arrested by Border Patrol in Texas
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Jose Antonio Vargas, who has won the Pulitzer Prize, is most known for his detailed chronicling of his life as a Filipino illegally living in the U.S. The New York Times reports that Vargas was detained for most of the day by the Border Patrol. One of the most high-profile advocates of…
Man: DEA Supplied Me With Crack Cocaine in Exchange for Help in Undercover Drug Probe
Correction: The story originally said the FBI instead of the DEA. Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA supplied a drug addict with crack cocaine in exchange for his help in an undercover drug investigation in Las Vegas, he claims in a lawsuit filed against the feds, the Associated Press reports. Aaron Romero, 38, claims his previous…
Detroit’s Reputed Godfather Jack Tocco Dead at 87
Jack Tocco By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — Giacomo “Black Jack” Tocco, the reputed head of the Detroit Mafia for more than three decades, who kept a relatively low profile — more so than infamous mob brothers Vito and Anthony Giacalone — died Monday night at age 87, mob expert Scott Burnstein of the Oakland…
Friends of Alleged Boston Marathon Bomber Accused of Dumping Backpack of Evidence
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Friends of the alleged Boston Marathon bomber are accused of dumping a backpack belonging to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in an attempt to hide evidence against him, Reuters reports. When the FBI approached the friends about the backpack, they “simultaneously” responded that it had been thrown into a dumpster, according to testimony against one…
FBI: Deputy U.S. Marshal Did Nothing Wrong in Fatal Courtroom Shooting
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has ended its investigation of a courtroom shooting that killed suspected gang member Siale Maveni Angilau, the Desert News reports. Federal authorities determined no excessive force was used when the deputy U.S. marshall shot Angilau four times after he grabbed a pen and charged after a witness who was testifying….