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FBI Records: New York Knicks Appear to Have Fixed Games in the Early 1980s
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI investigated the New York Knicks in the early 1980s on allegations that three of the players shaved off points “as a favor to their cocaine supplier,” Sports Illustrated reports. The revelations come from the recently released book, “Larceny Games: Sports Gambling, Game Fixing and the FBI.” According to the book,…
FBI Informant Lives Large in Cuba, reviving Claims That He Also Worked with Cuban Intelligence
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Gilberto Abascal was a main informant in two-high profile cases in Florida in the past seven years, but now he’s living large in Cuba, the Miami Herald reports. Abascal was the key witness in the trial of militant Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles two years ago, the Herald wrote. In 2006, he…
Ex-Border Patrol Agent Who Smuggled Drugs from Border to Be Sentenced Today
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former U.S. Border Patrol agent who smuggled bundles of marijuana from the Arizona-Mexico border is set to be sentenced today, The Republic reports. Anaya, who also pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm while committing a drug offense, was caught on surveillance loading bundles of pot into his patrol car between Yuma…
ATF Proposes Closing Loophole for People Obtaining Guns though Corporations or Legal Trusts
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com ATF is proposing to end a loophole that allows people to obtain weapons such as machine guns though corporations or legal trusts without a background check, Courthouse News Service reports. Anyone wanting to buy a gun is required to file a photo and fingerprint card with the ATF and a local law…
Weekend Series on Law Enforcement History: Documentary on the FBI’s J. Edgar Hoover
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D.C. Agent Paul Abbate to Head Up Detroit FBI Office
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — Paul M. Abbate, a veteran FBI agent who has extensive experience in counterterrorism, has been named head of the Detroit FBI, Deadline Detroit has learned. Abbate, replaces Robert Foley III, who recently transferred to Florida. John Shoup has been the acting head of the office in Detroit since…
Former Head of FBI’s Boston Office Accused of Exploiting Connections to Bureau
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The former special agent in charge of Boston’s FBI office has been slapped with a federal ethics violation for consulting professionally with a former colleague within a year of service, the Associated Press reports. Kenneth Kaiser, 57, who became an assistant director at FBI headquarters when he left the Boston office in…
FBI to Take Off 10 Weekdays a Year to Combat Budget Cuts
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Tough times mean desperate measures for the FBI. To absorb budget reductions, the FBI plans to close its headquarters and offices nationwide for about 10 weekdays over the next year, The New York Times reports. On the furlough days, the FBI will maintain a small crew with the ability to call back…