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Advice: “Gradual Withdrawals” from Fraud & Other Wrongdoing: Guidance for Corporate Officers and In-House Counsel in the Whistleblower Era
Steven Pelak and Jason Prince are attorneys with the law firm Holland & Hart. Pelak, a former federal prosecutor, focuses his practice on civil and criminal enforcement proceedings and internal investigations. Prince helps companies to navigate the business disputes and compliance risks that arise from the domestic and international sale of goods and services By…
Was Famous Boxing Match Between Muhammed Ali and Sonny Liston Fixed? FBI Suspected So
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It was one of the most storied sports moments in history – Muhammed Ali defeating heavyweight champion Sonny Liston 50 years ago today. But was the fight fixed? The Washington Times asks this question after receiving four-decade-old records that show the FBI believed the fight may have been decided by a Las Vegas…
Influential Justice Department Official Steps Down Quietly After Less Than 3 Years on Job
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Virginia Seitz, the leader of an influential Justice Department office that handles surveillance and security, quietly resigned from her job after less than three years on the job, NPR reports. Seitz received Senate confirmation in 2011, taking over the unit responsible for the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel. Sources told NPR…
Border Patrol Agent Who Fatally Shot Rock-Throwing Suspect Had Just Over 2 Years on Job
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Border Patrol agent who pulled the trigger in a deadly shooting along the California-Mexico border last week had just over two years on the job, ABC 10 News reports. Agent Daniel Basinger is now back on duty. The shooting happened around 6:40 a.m. on Feb. 18 after two agents split up…
DEA Applauds Arrest of Mexican Drug Lord But Distances Itself From Retired Agents’ Remarks
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The DEA issued a statement Monday applauding the arrest of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera while playing down statements made by retired DEA agents like Phil Jordan. The DEA statement said: Remarks made by retired Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Phil Jordan and those of other retired DEA agents do not reflect…
How a Kingpin Above the Law Fell, Incredibly, Without a Shot
By DAMIEN CAVE New York Times MAZATLÁN, Mexico — They reacted here with utter disbelief. Joaquín Guzmán Loera, El Chapo, drug kingpin to the world, the Robin Hood of Sinaloa, had been arrested in his home state, in the resort town that is a loyal fief of his empire? “It was too easy,” said a…
Vehicles Belonging to FBI Agents, Police Aren’t Exempt from New York’s Strict No-Parking Zones
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com For decades, FBI agents and other law enforcement in New York who were illegally parked faced little to no consequences. But now the New York Times reports that the city’s police department is beginning to tow hundreds of cars belonging to agencies such as the FBI. In 2013, the city towed 1,855…
FBI Special Agent Leaves Public Service to Launch Private Firm Aimed at Background Checks, Surveillance
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Special Agent Leon Martinez, who investigated 9/11 terrorists, government corruption and drug cartels in Florida, is headed to the private sector after 25 years with the bureau, the Herald-Tribune reports. Martinez is opening a private investigative firm in Sarasota called the Executive Assessment Group, which will conduct background investigations and surveillance…