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5 Top Federal Law Enforcement Achievements in 2013
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Mob boss convicted: One of the nation’s most notorious mafia leaders, James “Whitey” Bulger, was sentenced to life in prison on Nov. 13 after a Boston federal jury found him guilty of racketeering, money laundering and extortion. Bulger was a violent, cold-blooded leader of the Boston Irish mob for decades….
Florida Man Impersonates Homeland Security Officer to Pull Over Tampa Police Officer
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Florida man was arrested for impersonating a Homeland Security officer after he pulled over a Tampa police officer in a traffic stop, ABC Action News reports. Police said Jonathan Charles Stevens, 24, activated flashing red-and-blue emergency lights on his white Chevy Tahoe. Stevens even called dispatch to report the pullover. It…
Murderer, Child Raper Tells Victims’ Families He’s Not a Monster
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Sympathy isn’t easy to come by when you kill two women and rape children. But sex offender Elias Acevedo tried to convince loved ones of the victims that he was not a bad person, the Associated Press reports. “I’m not a monster. I feel a lot of remorse,” Acevedo said in a…
Father of Man Killed by FBI Agent Sends President Obama Picture of Son’s Bullet-Riddled Body
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Abdulbaki Todashev is agonized by the silence. Since an FBI agent fatally shot his son, Ibragim Todashev, during an investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings in May, the agency has been virtually mum. So, he thought, maybe photos of his son’s bullet-riddled body would prompt President Obama to seek answers. The Boston…
FBI Investigates Whether Man Jumped from Royal Carribean Cruise Ship
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Did he jump? Was it an accident? The FBI is investigating how a 26-year-old man ended up overboard as a cruise ship sailed to Puerto Rico, UPI reports. According to a Coast Guard statement, Tien Phuoc Nguyen intentionally jumped off the Royal Caribbean ship Adventure of the Seas on Saturday. Nguyen was…
FBI’s David Bowdich Named ticklethewire.com Fed of the Year for 2013
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com David Bowdich, special agent in charge of counterterrorism for the Los Angeles Division, has been named ticklethewire.com Fed of the Year for 2013. Bowdich, who is considered a rising star in the bureau, has been an agent since 1995. Bowdich earns the award for a variety of reasons. He’s well respected among…
Man Who Threatened to Kill President Was Killed in Shootout Outside of Phoenix Bank
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A man who was sentenced to jail in 2011 for threatening to kill President Obama died in a shootout with police outside of a bank in Phoenix, Ariz., ABC News reports. Mario Edward Garnett was wanted in connection with a spree of bank robberies and the slaying of a police officer in…
Meet the FBI Investigator Who Coined the Term ‘Serial Killer’
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com You’ve probably never heard of Robert Ressier. The FBI investigator is credited with coining the term “serial killer,” according to an NPR feature on unknown stories. Ressier, who wrote a book on criminology, spent much of his career researching serial killers. “There are people that are pretty good at this, and I…