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FBI Taps New Special Agent in Charge of Criminal Division in Washington Field Office, Timothy Gallagher
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has tapped a new Special Agent in Charge of the bureau’s Washington Field Office, the FBI announced Tuesday. Timothy Gallagher, who most recently served as chief of the Financial Crimes Section at FBI headquarters, will head criminal and cyber probes in D.C. and northern Virginia. Gallagher’s career as a special…
Con Man Wanted Hitmen to Store Heads of Judge, Prosecutor in Formaldehyde Until His Release
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Joseph Romano, a convicted con man, wanted revenge for being sentenced to 15 years behind bars. So much so, reports the New York Daily News, that he tried to hire hitmen to torture and decapitate the judge and prosecutor who oversaw his case in New York. An added bonus to the killers:…
Border Patrol Shoots at Suspicious Driver in Texas; Car Crashes, Catches Fire
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents opened fire on a stolen car when the driver tried to run over agents in a desperate attempt to flee Tuesday, News 4 WOAI reports. The incident happened after agents pulled over the car after discovering it was stolen. But when agents got out to talk to the driver,…
Undercover FBI Agent Denies Spending Tax Dollars on Prostitutes in the Philippines
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An undercover FBI agent accused of using tax dollars to pay for prostitutes for himself and others while posing as an arms broker in the Philippines denied wrongdoing, the Washington Post reports. “At no time did I pay to have sex with any employee” of the two clubs, according to the declaration…
Snapping Pictures of an Approaching Thunderstorm Raised Suspicions of Volunteer Photographer
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Why would anyone be snapping photos of a storm brewing in Houston, Texas? The FBI was concerned enough to question photographer Michael Galindo about the Sept. 13 pictures near a refinery, reports Opposing Views. Galindo said the answer was simple enough: He was volunteering for the National Weather Service. After someone at…
Slain Border Patrol Agent in Arizona Remembered During Funeral As New Details Emerge
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent killed by apparent friendly fire along the Mexico border in Arizona was remembered during a poignant funeral Monday, Reuters reports. “Our best wishes and prayers continue for the other agents involved in the incident, that they may experience healing and peace. We honor all who serve in the…
Deadly crossing: Death toll rises among those desperate for the American Dream
By Hannah Rappleye and Lisa Riordan Seville NBC News In the freezer of a small funeral home nearly 13 miles from the Texas-Mexico border, 22 bodies are stacked on plywood shelves, one on top of the other. The bodies wrapped in white sheets have names, families and official countries of origin — Honduras, El Salvador,…
DEA Leads Biggest Meth Bust in New York History
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com New York has had its share of big drug busts. But when it comes to methamphetamine, the state has never seen a bigger one than the 50 pounds seized from a boardinghouse in Westchester County, CBS New York reports. The DEA called it the biggest meth bust in New York State history….