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The FBI’s New Special Agent in Charge in Oregon Takes Helm Monday
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Gregory T. Bretzing, a former accountant who joined the FBI in 1995, will take the helm at the FBI’s Oregon office on Monday. Bretzing will become special agent in charge after serving as inspector at the bureau’s Washington D.C. headquarters for the past 18 months. Bretzing, 47, also supervised a joint terrorism…
FBI to Hire 1,000 People by Oct. 1 But Still Far from Filling 2,500 Vacancies
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Director James Comey said the bureau plans to hire 1,000 people by Oct. 1 – a move meant to fill some of the 2,500 vacancies. “I’m looking to hire 1,000 people to start to fill those almost 2,500 vacancies that we have – hundreds of special agents and intelligence analysts to restock…
FBI Investigates High-Speed Investors Accused of Potential Market Manipulation
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating high-speed trading firms to determine whether they are engaged in insider trading, the Wall Street Journal reports. The investigation was launched a year ago but remains in the early stages. Among the focuses is whether high-speed investors are trading using information that others can’t access. Investigators also are…
Federal Government Allows ATF Official to Collect Two Salaries While on Leave
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A key figure in the Fast & Furious gun-running operation was permitted to collect two salaries while on leave from his federal government job, the Washington Times reports. The Justice Department’s inspector general created the report after finding that three of William McMahon’s superiors with the ATF “exercised poor judgment” by allowing…
Book Review: ”Long Mile Home,’ Recounts Boston Marathon Bombing Investigation
By Aamer Madhani USA Today On the first-year anniversary of a national tragedy, it’s inevitable for the so-called definitive account to be rolled out by publishers calculating that enough time has passed for an author to have developed perspective, but not so much time that the calamity is no longer fresh in the public’s conscience….
FBI on Hunt for Man Planning ‘Fort Hood-inspired Jihad’ Against U.S. Troops
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Authorities are on the hunt for a recent Army recruit accused of planning a “Fort Hood-inspired Jihad against U.S. soldiers,” Fox News reports. A man identified as Booker told his friends of his intentions. He’s also known as Muhammad Abdullah Hassan, Fox News reports. The suspect was scheduled to be part of…
FBI Agents Association Says Rep. Mike Rogers “Never Forgot the Men and Women of the Bureau”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI always seemed to appreciate having one of its own in Congress. So when Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich), the House Intelligence Committee Chairman, announced he was retiring to host a nationally syndicated radio show, the FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) wanted to show some appreciation. President Reynaldo Tariche issued a statement…
Ex-Secret Service Agent: Lousy Leadership – Not Alcohol – Is Agency’s Real Prolem
By Dan Emmett Washington Post These are disturbing days for the agency charged with protecting the president of the United States. From prostitutes in Colombia to drunkenness in Amsterdam, it is no wonder that so many members of Congress — as well as former agents — have lost patience with a Secret Service that can’t…