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FBI’s John Perren Named ticklethewire.com’s Fed Of The Year for 2012
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com John G. Perren, assistant director of WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) Directorate, who has been at the forefront of the FBI war on terrorism, has been named ticklethewire.com’s Fed Of The Year for 2012. Perren, whose tenure has been extended beyond the FBI’s mandatory retirement age, has been with the bureau…
Feds Misbehaving in 2012
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Everyday, people in federal law enforcement head to work, grab a coffee, maybe a donut or a bagel, comb through their emails, read a newspaper or website and go about fighting crime, protecting the public from violent drug dealers, public corruption, gun-related crimes, healthcare fraud and terrorism. But on occasion, something…
Column: The Agonizing Death of the Death Penalty in America
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. He is the author of the book “Carving Out the Rule of Law: The History of the United States Attorney’s Office in Eastern Michigan 1815–2008″. This…
FBI Asked to Investigate Leaked Sex Tape of Ex-Wide Receiver Chad Johnson
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Former wide receiver Chad Johnson isn’t denying he had sex with two women at a hotel in front of a camera, but he wants the FBI to find out who leaked the tape online, the Celebrity Cafe reports. Posted on WorldStarHipHop.com, the video was posted with the statement: “The photo is really…
FBI Crime Lab Overstated Accuracy of Forensic Tests Used to Prosecutor Suspects
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s crime lab has come under intense scrutiny after a Justice Department review showed the bureau bungled up to tens of thousands of cases, the Huffington Post reports. Flawed forensic work means many innocent people are likely behind bars, the Huffington Post wrote. The errors were first exposed in a Washington…
FBI Brings Heat on Small Indiana Town over Questionable Bid Awards
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com City officials in a small Indiana town were served grand jury subpoenas as part of an investigation involving loans and grants since 2007, FOX 19 reports. The mayor, city council president and treasurer were served in what a city councilman described as illegal bid-awarding deals. FOX 19 wrote that state police and…
FBI: Guns Killed More Than 550 Children Between 2006-2010
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Firearms killed more than 550 children ages 12 and under between 2006 and 2010, the Associated Press reports, citing FBI records. The number of deaths which do not include accidental shootings, have been relatively consistent throughout the five-year period – about 112 annually. Those deaths are getting closer scrutiny following the shooting…
Man Impersonates Cop in Wake of Connecticut Elementary School Massacre
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com What is it with people impersonating FBI agents? Usually it’s a scam to get personal information or money. But in a case out of Williamsburg, VA, the motive is a lot less clear. WAVY.com reported Wednesday that Joseph Wilson was going door-to-door, saying he was examining the area in the wake of…