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Former FBI Director Louie Freeh’s Law Firm to Merge with Prominent Group
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Wilmington-based law firm of former FBI Director Louis J. Freeh is to merge with prominent Center City-based law firm, Pepper Hamilton L.L.P., the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The merger is designed to prepare Pepper Hamilton to expand its white-collar defense practice, according to the Inquirer. Freeh started his own law firm in…
Science Fiction Legend Bradbury Aroused Suspicions of FBI
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI actively investigated late science-fiction writer Ray Bradbury on suspicions that he had Communist leanings in the 1960s, according to records obtained by The Huffington Post. Several writers, including screenwriter Martin Berkeley, voiced suspicions about Bradbury, who was an outspoken critic of the House Un-American Activities Committee, which probed communists in…
Retired FBI Agent Shares Story of Long Relationship with Mafia Hitman
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A retired FBI agent who handled a notorious mafia hitman and secret FBI informant in the 1960s will be featured on Biography Channel’s Mobsters next week, reports the Sarasota Patch. Former agent Lindley “Lynn” DeVecchio will discuss the handling of Colombo crime family capo Gregory Scarpa, known as “The Grim Reaper” in…
New Jersey Mail Carrier Accused of Distributing Cocaine though packages
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A New Jersey postal worker was distributing more than mail on her daily route. The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday the arrest of Christina Nunez, who allegedly used her daily route to ship cocaine in falsely addressed packages, the Associated Press reports. Authorities said Nunez admitted receiving packages of cocaine as part…
Playful FBI Site Offers Quiz on Pop Culture and Women FBI Agents
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI website is getting rather playful. As part of its celebration of the 40th anniversary of woman FBI agents, the bureau is offering a quiz on women and pop culture. The website writes: It took a while for Hollywood and television to notice that FBI women special agents had come…
Justice Dept. Joins Probes of Police Shooting in Saginaw
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S. Justice Department is joining the investigation into the shooting death of Milton Hall, who was gunned down by police in Saginaw, Mich., the Saginaw News MLive reports. An amateur video of the shooting spurred protests from residents who say police opened fire unnecessarily because Hall was not an imminent…
Book About Osama bin Laden Raid Under Scrutiny; Justice Dept. Could Try to Put Kibosh on Book
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department may be asked to pull a soon-to-be-published book about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, the Associated Press reports. Authorities said Matt Bissonnette, who is listed under the pseudonym, Mark Owen, was required to submit the book for pre-publication review under military secrecy agreements he signed. If the…
Administrative Subpoenas Are Unchecked and Abused, Critics Charge
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal agencies are increasingly using administrative subpoenas to force the release of information from virtually all businesses, a tactic that critics say strips the civil liberties of Americans, Wired reports. The DEA, for example, can issue an administrative subpoena without a court warrant if the agent believes the information is relevant to…