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History: Perpetuating A Myth — The 1934 Crime Bills & FBI Weaponry
By Larry Wack Retired FBI Agent Within the culture of law enforcement, the many myths and legends do not always take on the human form of dusty lawmen with the sun at their backs, blue suits or brazen detectives. The FBI is no exception. Not being able to escape one myth with regard to…
Retired FBI Official Says Ray Kelly’s Criticism of FBI “Is Seriously Misplaced”
Michael Mason is a retired Executive Assistant Director of the FBI. His column is in response to former New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly’s criticism of the FBI in a New York Times article. Kelly suggested the FBI should have shared information regarding its suspicions about one of the Boston Marathon bombers before the bombing…
FBI’s Legal Attache in Nairobi Talks about the Attack at the Shopping Mall
Part 2 of an interview with Dennis Brady, the FBI’s legal attaché in Nairobi, Kenya. This is interview is from the FBI website. Q: On September 21, 2013, al Shabaab gunmen attacked the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi. Over a period of several days, they killed more than 70 people. What was the FBI’s response? Brady: The…
Weekend Series on Crime: The Kidnapping Tactics of the Mexican Cartel
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Column: ATF Agent Says Goodbye to a Legendary Fellow Agent Jay Dobyns
Vince Cefalu is an ATF agent. By Vincent A. Cefalu For ticklethewire.com Beginning Monday January 13, 2014, Senior Special Agent Jay “Jaybird” Dobyns will join the civilian ranks after what can only be described as an incredibly storied career. Dobyns, a college standout wide receiver from the University of Arizona decided on a law…
FBI Director Comey: NSA Leader Snowden Is No Hero or Whistleblower
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Director James Comey can think of a few adjectives to describe NSA leaker Edward Snowden, but “whistleblower” and “hero” are not among them. NPR reports that Comey can’t understand why Snowden would be held up as a hero when all three branches of the U.S. government have approved surveillance of phone…
Dozens of FBI Personnel Headed to Russia to Help Secure Games from Terrorist Attacks
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Dozens of FBI agents and other experts will travel to Russia to help protect the Winter Olympics from any terrorist attacks, the Wall Street Journal reports. FBI Director James Comey said Thursday that about two dozen FBI personnel will be in Moscow, while about a dozen others will be in Sochi, where…
So What Prompted Shooting of Ibragim Todashev in Florida? FBI Finishes Up Internal Probe
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A lot of mystery has surrounded the shooting death of Ibragim Todashev, a friend of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. Now the FBI say it’s “eager” to release the results of an internal investigation into the May 22 shooting, which happened during a lengthy interrogation by an agent, the Boston…