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In some recent corruption cases
In some recent corruption cases, officials took bribes and gifts because they wanted to live richer lifestyles. Most of New Jersey’s public officials are people of ordinary means who spend their time rubbing elbows with some very well off donors. The fundraising demands of running for office in an exceptionally expensive media market sit awkwardly…
Or at least not many
Or at least not many. The accident that convinced him not to wear a helmet was what he calls a “normal” accident. City workers had torn up the street, and Scrooge’s bike tripped on a little “lip” of asphalt. Bei der Ankunft um drei merken wir nichts mehr von den ewig langen Schlagen, die es…
Weekend Series on Crime History: Joseph Bonanno
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Family of Man Fatally Shot by FBI in New Orleans Files Civil Rights Lawsuit
Steve Neavling ticklethwire.com The FBI used excessive force when fatally shooting a 37-year-old man during a drug sting at a New Orleans motel, a civil rights lawsuit filed Thursday by the man’s family alleges. The Times-Picayune reports that the family of Allen Desdunes also claims that FBI agents and other law enforcement tried to cover…
Frank Montoya Jr. Becomes Next Special Agent in Charge of FBI’s Seattle Division
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Frank Montoya Jr., who acted as head of national counterintelligence for the U.S. government, has been named special agent in charge of the FBI’s Seattle Division, the Seattle Times reports. Montoya most recently served as the national counterintelligence executive in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Montoya replaces Laura M….
Border Patrol Agent Who Died in Car Crash While on Duty Wasn’t Wearing Seatbelt
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent who was killed while in a rollover accident on duty was not wearing a seatbelt, the Arizona Daily Star reports. Agent Alexander Irving Giannini was driving a Dodge patrol truck on Interstate 10 in Arizona on Wednesday morning when “the truck’s left rear tire failed when the tread…
Secret Service Agents to Return to Columbia After Agency Rocked by Prostitution Scandal in 2012
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Secret Service agents are expected to be on their best behavior this time. Two years after the infamous prostitution scandal rocked the Secret Service, agents are returning to Columbia where Vice President Biden is expected to travel during the week of June 16, the Daily Caller reports. “In Colombia, the Vice President…
House Votes To Stop DEA from Targeting Medical Marijuana Operations in States
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA’s crackdown on state-licensed medical marijuana operations may finally come to an end under a measure passed late Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives, Huffington Post reports. The bipartisan amendment, approved 219-189, would prevent the DEA from using federal funds to go after medical cannabis in states where it is legal….