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Former ‘Whitey’ Bulger Associate Describes Murders, Mayhem at Hands of White Hill Gang Leader
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The murder and racketeering trial of James “Whitey” Bulger drew detailed, gruesome testimony about the litany of crimes committed by the White Hill Gang. Stephen “the Rifleman” Flemmi described on his third day of testimony how he helped murder people, The Christian Science Monitor reports. Flemmi said Bulger was driven to…
FBI-Involved Shootout Ends with 1 Suspect Dead, Another Injured in Philadelphia
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A shootout between two suspects and the FBI and police ended with one suspect dead and another injured, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The newspaper reported that both men were suspects in murders and robberies across the city and were determined to fight if authorities tried to apprehend them. That’s exactly what happened…
Appeals Court Rules NY Times Reporter James Risen Must Testify: He Says He’d Rather Go to Jail
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — James Risen, a hard-hitting New York Times reporter, continues to have his feet held to the fire. A U.S. Appeals Court in Richmond, Va. on Friday ruled that the reporter and author must testify in a criminal trial of a former CIA officer accused of providing classified information to…
Head of Milwaukee FBI Office Is Reassigned After Refusing to Testify in Court
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Teresa Carlson, special agent in charge of the Milwaukee FBI office, was quietly reassigned to the agency’s headquarters after she refused to testify in a federal courtroom in Virginia, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Carlson is accused of trying to influence a subordinate’s testimony on whether the FBI refused to give an…
Homeland Security Inspector General Is Accused of Mismanagement, Nepotism
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The acting inspector general of Homeland Security is accused of mismanagement and nepotism, the New York Post reports. Documents obtained by the Post show that Charles Edwards took at least four jaunts on the taxpayers’ dime and employed his wife. Never mind that Edwards’ job is to protect the agency from violating…
Congress to Consider Restricting NSA’s Domestic Surveillance Programs
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The growing controversy over NSA’s domestic surveillance programs is likely to spark legislative debates that could change the extent to which feds can snoop on Americans, McClatchy Newspapers reports. Elected officials have been growing increasingly concerned about the NSA since Edward Swowden leaked information about the surveillance last month. “People at the…
FBI to Review More than 2,000 Cases That Involved Hair Sample Evidence
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Hair samples are one popular way to obtain DNA evidence. But the FBI plans to examine more than 2,000 cases in which hair samples led to a conviction, McClatchy Newspapers reports. The FBI plans to examine more than 2,000 cases from 1985 to 2000. Some of those cases include people awaiting execution…
Column: New School Dedicated to the Late DEA Agent Enrique Camarena, Who Lived a Life of Bravery
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office. By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com The opening next week of the Enrique S. Camarena Elementary School in Chula Vista, California celebrates the legacy of a courageous DEA…