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![Former British Imam Convicted in Terror Trial in New York](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/terrorism.jpg)
Former British Imam Convicted in Terror Trial in New York
By Benamin Wiser New York Times. NEW YORK — The fiery British cleric who prosecutors said had “devoted his life to violent jihad” and had dispatched young men around the world to train and fight was convicted of 11 terrorism-related charges on Monday in Manhattan. Prosecutors had charged that the cleric, Mostafa Kamel Mostafa, a…
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Feds Expected to Announce First-of-Its-Kind Prosecution Involving Cyber-Espionage Case
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal law enforcement officials are expected to announce criminal charges today in an international cyber-espionage case. Details were murky this morning, but the Associated Press reports that Attorney General Eric Holder planned to reveal new indictments against people suspected of cyber-espionage on behalf of a foreign government. The target wasn’t clear early…
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Pakistani Court Dismisses Criminal Case Against FBI Agent Who Tried to Board Flight with Bullets, Knife
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI agent who was arrested in Pakistan for trying to board a flight with bullets and a knife in his luggage will not be charged after all, Reuters reports. A Pakistani court dismissed the case Monday in a move likely intended to keep from souring U.S.-Pakistani ties. Joel Cox, an FBI…
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Column: DEA’s Actions with Industrial Hemp in Kentucky Is Arbitrary
By Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer Cincinnati.com On the afternoon of May 14, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture filed suit against the federal government. Enough is enough. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is illegally preventing shipment of hemp seeds to Kentucky in clear violation of federal law. For weeks, we have dealt with unnecessary government…
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FBI Director James B. Comey Steadfast in Keeping Terrorism As Top Concern for Bureau
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When James B. Comey became the FBI’s new director last year, many observers believed he’d usher in a new era at the bureau by shifting some of the focus away from terrorism. But the New York Times reports that Comey, a former Justice Department prosecutor who focused on gun cases, appears to…
Weekend Series on Crime on TV: The FBI, Starring Efrem Zimblast Jr.
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FBI Agents Raid Volunteer Fire Department in Connecticut Over Finances
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agents raided the volunteer Middlebury Fire House on Thursday morning, seizing computers and financial records from the firehouse in Connecticut, WFSB reports. The search took about three and a half hours, according to Fire Chief Paul Perrotti, who said the department hires an independent auditor to review the books. “This has…
![New York Man Sentenced for Elaborate Lie Told to FBI About Sex Trafficking](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/courtroom.jpg)
New York Man Sentenced for Elaborate Lie Told to FBI About Sex Trafficking
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Calling it one of the most bizarre cases he’s ever handled, U.S. District Judge Frank Geraci Jr. sentenced the New York man to a year in jail for lying to the FBI. The Elmira Star-Gazette reports that Brandon Todd lied and claimed he was a trafficker who had compelled women to join…