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Here are 5 Fascinating Facts about the FBI
The History Channel listed 10 fascinating facts about the FBI. Here are five of them. 1. J. Edgar Hoover served 48 years as director of the FBI, spending 62% of his life at the helm. FBI directors are now restricted to 10-year terms. 2. The FBI went through a variety of names in the early…
FBI Reduces Time Spent on White Collar Crimes by 7%
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Ever wonder why no one on Wall Street was charged in connection with the 2008 financial crisis? The FBI will have even less time investigating Wall Street after the bureau reduced the amount of time its agents spend on white-collar crime, the Los Angeles Times reports. The FBI has reduced its recommendation…
Border Patrol to Reveal 18 Months of Traffic Stop Records After ACLU Lawsuit
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S Border Patrol, as part of a lawsuit alleging the agency racially profiles people, has agreed to share records of each traffic stop in Washington’s Olympic Peninsula for 18 months, ABC News reports. The ACLU has alleged in a lawsuit that Border Patrol agents were pulling over people without reasonable suspicion…
Eighth Case Dropped in ATFs Botched Gun-Buying Sting in Milwaukee
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The ATF’s botched gun-buy sting in Milwaukee took another turn for the worse, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney Karen Loebel said two more cases related to the sting need to be dismissed because the lead agent cannot be called as a witness. The case is the eighth…
Ex-FBI Bomb Expert Who Leaked Information Played Vital Role in Bureau
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Before he was charged with child pornography and leaking classified information, Donald Sachtleben was an important expert on bombs for the FBI, the Indianapolis Star reports. Sachtleben collected evidence after the attack on the Word Trade Center, 10 years before the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He found bomb-making notes and other evidence in…
Families Want Piece of Fortune Made by Convicted Mobster ‘Whitey’ Bulger
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Convicted mobster James “Whitey” Bulger made a lot of money during his murderous rampage in the 1980s. A family of a woman murdered filed a petition in court Monday seeking to find out exactly how much he and his cohorts made and what other properties they have as a result of their…
Public Corruption Expert Selected to Head FBI’s Connecticut Office
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Patricia Ferrick, who served as the FBI’s public corruption chief, was selected Monday to run the bureau’s Connecticut office, the Connecticut Post reports. Ferrick, who began her career with the New York Police Department, is now in charge of about 100 agents in three offices. Outgoing FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III…
FBI Turns Focus on Cyber Attacks in US
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is combating a surge in cyberattacks on corporate America, trying to stop a growing number of people from hacking websites and disturbing commerce, the Los Angeles Times reports. In just the past month, a group called the Syrian Electronic Army crippled the New York Times website for several hours. Hackers…