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‘Plain Jane Bandit’ Suspect Caught in California After 8 Burglary Attempts
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com She was brazen and elusive. But now the woman that authorities call the “Plain Jane Bandit” is behind bars for allegedly robbing six banks and trying to rob two others, the New York Daily News reports. Spotted by people who saw her on surveillance tapes, Sylvia Helen Garcia, 38, was arrested near…
Notorious Mobster ‘Whitey’ Bulger to Testify in Own Murder Trial
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com James “Whitey” Bulger, the notorious Boston mobster, plans to take the witness stand in his trial in March and explain that he received immunity while helping the FBI, his attorney said Monday, the Boston Globe reports. Prosecutors say the Justice Department offered no deal to clear Bulger of charges that he participated…
But they weren’t ready to do it then
I have no idea if the oil fouled clothing was related to the ExxonMobil pipeline disaster cleanup. But it’s a healthy notice. Average Arkansas are concerned and they are watching. The states cannot force the federal government to change their law. This is something federal law will have to accommodate.” Lanny Swerdlow, a Palm Springs…
FBI Director Mueller to Visit Colorado and Talk to Agents Investigating Shooting Case
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The big guy, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III is set to come to Colorado Tuesday, the Denver Post reported. The paper reports that his mission, at least in part, will be to talk to agents working on the mass shooting at the Batman movie in Aurora and thank them for…
Former US Attorney Probes University Response to Shooter
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Robert Miller, former U.S. Attorney for Colorado, has begun conducting an internal review of the University of Colorado’s actions and procedures related to the deadly Aurora Theater shootings, according to the Denver Business Journal. James Holmes dropped out of the school’s graduate neuroscience program June 10. Holmes’ school counselor, Dr. Lynne Fenton,…
Late Sen. Byrd Got FBI Documents on Civil Rights Movement
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, who belonged to the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s and fought against legislation protecting black people, received secret FBI records about the civil rights movement in the 1960s, the Associated Press reports. Byrd, a West Virginia Democrat who died in June 2010, suspected Communists and others…
New Head of FBI’s Minneapolis Division Pledges to Crackdown on Terrorism
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Combating terrorism is among the top priorities of the FBI’s three-state Minneapolis Division, the new head of the division told the Associated Press. Chris Warrener, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Minneapolis Division, which handles Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, said he plans to use his background overseeing terror financing…
FBI Investigates Motive Behind Wisconsin Sikh Temple Shooting
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is trying to determine whether a gunman who killed killed six people at a Wisconsin Sikh temple was committing an act of domestic terrorism, the Associated Press reports. FBI Special Agent in Charge Teresa Carlton said Sunday evening it’s unclear what prompted the attack. This morning, the FBI identified the…