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Slain ATF Agent John F. Capano Who Was Killed in Robbery Attempt to be Honored at Headquarters
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com ATF will honor one of its agents who was killed trying to stop a pharmacy robbery on New Year’s Eve in New York, Newsday reports. The Aug. 23 ceremony at ATF’s national headquarters in Washington D.C. will celebrate the life of Senior Special Agent John F. Capano. His family will receive the…
Ex-FBI Safe Cracking Specialist Who Misused Skills to Commit Crimes Dies at 71
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com H. Edward Tickel Jr., a notorious ex-FBI specialist and safe-cracking expert who was convicted in a jewelry theft scheme and other crimes, died without any media attention in March, Newsmax reports. Tickel was 71 and left behind a checkered past. He was accused of breaking into the FBI headquarters credit union, stealing…
FBI: Temple Gunman Killed Himself; Motive Still Unknown
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Sikh Temple gunman who killed six people in a rampage outside Milwaukee died from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, the Associated Press reports. Wade Michael Page was wounded by police when he turned the gun on himself, the FBI said Wednesday. Investigators still don’t know what motivated Wade Michael Page…
Court: DEA Has Right to Access Energy Bills of Suspected Pot Growers
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal authorities have the right to look at the utility bills of suspected marijuana growers, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. The case involved Golden Valley Electric Association, which refused to disclose the records to the DEA. The DEA issued a subpoena for information on a…
FBI May Be Required to Collect Data Soon on Hate Crimes Against Sikhs
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI would be required to collect information on hate crimes committed against Sikh Americans under an initiative between the agency and the U.S. Justice Department, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The effort was spearheaded in April by U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY), who lives in a sizeable Sikh district. More than…
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(Thanks to owner David Glean, it’s still up) about the BIG BANKS Wall Street in general precipitating the 2008 financial crisis. 4 CEO’s of major American investment banks, swearing to tell the truth to a Congressional investigating committee. Because their predatory lending practices put so many mortgages “under water,” and because we, the people Replica…
Man Who Opened Fire on FBI Agents Sentenced to 15 Years
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A fugitive who shot at FBI agents while he was barricaded in a house his near Pittsburgh was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. Frank Perez Jr. fired at least 20 shots from two pistols and a 12-gauge shotgun while an FBI SWAT team surrounded his…
Ex-NFL Running Back Faces Up to 20 Years in Prison for Wire Fraud
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Former NFL running back Michael Antwon Bennett couldn’t run away fast enough from this problem. Bennett faces up to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty last week to making fraudulent financial claims in order to get a $200,000 loan, the Florida Sun Sentinel reports. Bennett, 33, tried to get the…