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FBI’s Shameful Past Likely to Be Revealed During Trial of Mobster ‘Whitey’ Bulger
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The murder and racketeering trial against mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger likely will reveal an ugly period for the FBI. While Bulger was wreaking havoc as the leader of a crime gang in South Boston from the 1970s to the early 1980s, he also was acting as an FBI informant. During…
Socialite Jill Kelley Sues FBI for Breach of Privacy During Petraeus Investigation
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Jill Kelley, whose complaints about threatening e-mails led to the resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus, has sued the FBI, saying the agency violated her privacy by divulging her name to the media, the Huffington Post reports. At the time, federal agents were investigating Petraeus’ extramarital relationship with Paula Broadwell, the author…
Violent Crime Increased Last Year for First Time Since 2006, FBI Records Show
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com For the first time since 2006, violent crime rose last year, the FBI said Monday. Violent crime increased 1.2%, or 3.7% in areas with populations between 500,000 and 1 million, NBC News reported. The biggest spike occurred in the West, where violent crime rose 3.3%. It fell 0.6% in the Northeast. The…
Mexican Man Who Killed Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in 2010 to Be Sentenced Sept. 10
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Mexican man who pleaded guilty to killing a Border Patrol agent in 2010 and whose case revealed the botched “Fast and Furious” investigation is to be sentenced Sept. 10, the Associated Press reports. Manuel Osorio-Arellanes is one of five men accused of killing Agent Brian Terry, but he’s the only one…
ATF Agents in Milwaukee Face Disciplinary Action Over Handling of Storefront Operation in Milwaukee
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Some ATF agents involved with a botched gun-buying storefront operation in Milwaukee face disciplinary action, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The investigation was so bungled that agents last year had their guns stolen and their storefront pillaged. The Journal Sentinel discovered through a letter sent to Congress that the Justice Department is…
James Comey Nomination for FBI a “Poke in the Eye With a Very Sharp Stick For the Cheney Crowd”
By David Corn Mother Jones WASHINGTON — The pending nomination of James Comey to become FBI chief is a poke in the eye with a very sharp stick for the Cheney crowd. Comey, deputy attorney general during the W. years, has drawn criticism from civil libertarians for being part of an administration that waterboarded (though…
Long-Awaited Trial of ‘Whitey’ Bulger to Begin Tuesday With Jury Selection in What Could Be ‘A Circus’
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State Homeland Security Director in South Dakota Announces Retirement After Leading Since 2010
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com South Dakota Homeland Security Director James Carpenter plans to retire after serving state government for 35 years, the Associated Press reports. Director since 2010, Carpenter plans to retire June 8. His plans? Hunting, fishing and spending time with his family, the AP wrote. The Department of Public Safety is expected to…