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Detroit Federal Judge Avern Cohn Turns 90 But Still ‘Sharp as a Tack’
Judge Avern Cohn (Photo by Harold White) By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — U.S. District Judge Avern Cohn’s second-floor courtroom in downtown Detroit is normally a sobering place where drama unfolds and lawyers do battle. But on Wednesday, all was different. There was plenty joy in the air. Lawyers and judges, friends and family,…
Weekend Series on Law Enforcement History: Jimmy Hoffa Talks About Being In Prison
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The FBI, Recording Devices and Ford’s World Headquarters
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — Exciting things are happening at Ford Motor Company’s world headquarters in Dearborn besides talk of the Mustang the future of electrical cars, and it involves potential corporate espionage and the FBI. John Snell and David Shepardson of the Detroit News reports that the FBI searched the headquarters while investigating…
Prosecutors Dismiss Charges Against Man After Questionable Handling by FBI
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Questionable ties between FBI agents and probation officers preceded Thursday’s decision by Cook County prosecutors to dismiss felony gun charges against a Chicago man Thursday, the Chicago Tribune reports. Orangelo Payne, 34, was on probation for felony possession of marijuana when his probation officer turned up at Payne’s home with an FBI…
Former FBI Employee, Wife Plead Guilty to Mortgage Fraud
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former FBI employee and his wife were convicted in a mortgage fraud scheme and now face up to 30 years in prison, the Mercury News reports. The husband, Charles Espinel, 61, also admitted he lied to the agency about his new properties to prevent suspicion. Espinel and his wife, Jeanette 58,…
National Guard Troops May Get Authority to Arrest Undocumented Immigrants in Texas
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The 1,000 National Guard troops who were deployed by Texas Gov. Rick Perry to assist with the border crisis may get the unusual authority to make arrests and apprehensions, the New York Times reports. In the past, troops who were sent by presidents were prohibited from making arrests while they helped at…
Obama Administration to Assess Need for National Guard Troops at Texas-Mexico Border
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Obama administration is going explore the need for deploying National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border, the Washington Post reports. The administration has dispatched a team of military and national security officials to examine whether the Rio Grande Valley would benefit from a military “temporary assist.” Despite objections from Democrats, Texas…
CBP Is Hiring 2,000 New Agents Because of New 2014 Spending Plan
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com CBP plans to hire 2,000 new agents thanks to funding provided in the 2014 budget, KTAR reports. The hiring of agents to secure the air, land and sea ports has nothing to do with the current immigration crisis involving unaccompanied Central American children, officials said. “This was in the pipeline,” said CBP…