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Column: Now More Than Ever I Believe Bo Schembechler Would Have Done Right Thing in Penn State Scandal
Greg Stejskal served as an FBI agent for 31 years and retired as resident agent in charge of the Ann Arbor office. By Greg Stejskal ticklethewire.com Last November I wrote a column about how I thought legendary Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler would have handled the Penn State scandal. Since then Joe Paterno was fired…
A D.C. Cop Allegedly Made Threats About Michelle Obama
By Clarence Williams and Mary Pat Flaherty Washington Post WASHINGTON — A D.C. police officer who worked as a motorcycle escort for White House officials and other dignitaries was moved to administrative duty Wednesday after he allegedly was overheard making threatening comments toward Michelle Obama, according to several police officials. The police department’s Internal Affairs…
Column: Penn State Cover Up is Lesson for Institutions Including Fed Law Enforcement
 By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com There’s a lesson to be learned from the Jerry Sandusky-Penn State child sexual abuse scandal for institutions, including federal law enforcement agencies. The main lesson is that institutions aren’t more important than people. We’ve seen this play out so many times before. Institutions protecting their image, avoiding disgrace. We’ve seen…
FBI In Early 1960s Mistakenly Referred to Mob as “La Causa Nostra”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com How unsophisticated was the FBI when dealing with the mob in the early 1960s? So unsophisticated that the bureau referred to the La Cosa Nostra as the La Causa Nostra, according to Jerry Capeci, the mob expert who runs the site Gang Land News. Capeci writes that for near two years,…
ATF May Help Combat Denver Street Violence if it Becomes More Serious
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Disturbing trends of violence in Denver concern the feds, but it may not be enough to trigger additional resources from ATF, the Denver Post reports. B. Todd Jones, acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, who was visiting Denver, said he’s disturbed by increasing violence from gangs and…
Closing Arguments to Begin Today in Texas Voter ID Law Trial
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Judges who will determine the fate of Texas’ controversial voter ID law are to hear closing arguments in the case today after both sides wrapped up testimony Thursday. During the hearing, some experts testified that the law, which would require voters to show a valid ID, would disproportionately affect minorities. Lawyers…