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New York Times Editorial: Fast, Furious and Foolish
By The New York Times Editorial Page The recklessness of federal officials in their harebrained scheme to assist in illegal gunrunning to Mexican drug cartels was laid bare in a scathing report by the Justice Department’s inspector general. Primary blame for the botched program — known as Operation Fast and Furious — was placed on…
The U.S. vs Detroit’s Ex-Mayor Kwame Malik Kilpatrick
By Allan Lengel For Deadline Detroit DETROIT — More than two years after he was indicted by the feds, and four years after he resigned in disgrace as mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick steps into the legal ring in federal court Friday, ready to do battle as he tries to stay free and remain with his wife…
Mexican Convicted of Torture-Slaying of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena Dies in Prison
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Mexican man convicted of torturing and killing a DEA agent in 1985 died Tuesday at a federal prison in Florida, the AP reports. Ruben Zuno Arce was serving a life sentence in the death of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena, who was kidnapped and murdered by drug lords in western Mexico in…
Man Who Took Hostage at FBI Building Anguished Over Ex-Wife’s Death
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A 41-year-old man charged Wednesday with holding a hostage at knifepoint in a Salt Lake City office building that houses the FBI wanted to speak with the bureau’s forensic psychiatrist, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. Robert Joseph Hibbard was upset about his ex-wife’s death and what he considered to be a botched…
Son of Massacre Victim Wants FBI to Keep Stats on Anti-Sikh Hate Crimes
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The son of a woman killed at a Sikh Temple in Wisconsin is urging the federal government to begin tracking hate crimes against Sikhs, the Associated Press reports. At a Senate hearing Wednesday, Harpreet Singh Saini, 18, said his mother deserves “the dignity of being a statistic.” The Department of Justice said…
Border Patrol Pilot in Hot Water After Flying Helicopter Over Football Field for Son
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A father who flew a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol helicopter over a high school football field in northern Virginia has some explaining to do, the Washington Times reports. From the low-flying helicopter, the border patrol pilot dropped a stuffed animal that carried an invitation to the homecoming dance from his son…
IG Report On Fast and Furious Points Finger at 14 From ATF and Justice
By Richard A. Serrano Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON – Fourteen federal law enforcement officials – from field agents in Arizona to top managers in the ATF and Department of Justice in Washington – created a “significant danger to public safety” under Operation Fast and Furious and were referred for possible job discipline for carrying out…