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FBI Sting Nets 4 Detroit-Area Cops on Bribery and Drug Charges
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT— An FBI sting netted four Highland Park police officers on charges of bribery and drug trafficking, the feds announced Friday. The cops included: Anthony Bynum, 29, of Highland Park; Price Montgomery, 38, of Highland Park; Shawn Williams, 33, of Detroit; and Craig Clayton, 55, of Highland Park. Williams and…
FBI Investigating Whether Sen. Bob Menendez Bought Prostitutes in the Dominican Republic
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating the latest sex scandal in Washington D.C. The Daily Caller reports that Sen. Bob Menendez is under investigation on accusations that he was purchasing prostitutes and attending wild sex parties in the Dominican Republic. The probe focuses on the New Jersey Democrat and a Miami eye doctor, the Daily…
FBI Hopes to Swap Old Headquarters for New Place at No Cost
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal government is hoping to trade the FBI headquarters in Washington D.C. for a new home without any additional costs, the Washington Business Journal reports. Officials from the FBI and General Services Administration met with about 350 interested developers last week to outline the plan, the Journal wrote. The FBI is…
DEA: Doctors Not Taking Pain Killer Abuse Seriously Enough
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Doctors are largely responsible for the high rate of pain killer abuse because they don’t take the risks seriously enough, the DEA said Thursday, Bloomberg reports. “This drug has got a hold of this society and it’s killing us,” Joseph Rannazzisi, deputy assistant administrator in the DEA’s office of diversion control, said…
Border Patrol: Teenager Busted with about $500,000 worth of Meth
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com What is a teenager doing with nearly $500,000 in meth? That’s what the Border Patrol agents want to know after a service dog sniffed out contraband in his sedan at the Pine Valley-area checkpoint in southern California, San Diego 6 reports. Agents said they found 23 packages of meth that have an…
ATF Dog is Mauled by Pit Bull During Warrant Search
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com ATF agents shot a pit bull Thursday for attacking their service dog while delivering a state warrant in Arizona, the Arizona Daily Star reports. Agents were searching a property near Tucson area for firearms and drugs when the pit bull attacked, the Star wrote. The service dog, Bora, was mauled by the…
FBI: Four Detroit-Area Police Charged in Public Corruption Scandal
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com DETROIT –– Four Detroit-area police officers are facing federal charges of public corruption following an FBI probe. Details of the charges, which were unclear this morning, will be available today when the federal complaints are unsealed. The FBI declined to comment on the Highland Park Police Department case, other than to…