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Terror Case Against Saudi Man Ends Without Much of a Defense
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The attorney of a Saudi man accused in a bombing plot against the U.S. didn’t present much of a defense, resting the case without any evidence or witnesses to testify, the Associated Press reports. Closing arguments in the terror case against Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari in Amarillo, Tex. are expected this morning. If…
FBI Investigating Whether NYPD Cop is Part of Burglary Crew
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Obviously, this NYPD cop was on the wrong side of the line. The New York Daily News reports that the FBI is investigating whether Detective Rafael (Ray) Astacio is part of a burglary crew. He was caught last month breaking into a Long Island home. To read more click here. OTHER…
The Legacy of the Racist Murder of Vincent Chin
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office. By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com Thirty years ago this week, a young Chinese-American man, Vincent Chin, was bludgeoned to death by a man wielding a baseball bat, only…
Congressman Says He Knows of No Immunity for Mobster Whitey Bulger
By O’Ryan Johnson Boston Herald BOSTON — The Indiana congressman who led the 2003 federal probe of corrupt ties between James “Whitey” Bulger and the FBI said he has seen no evidence of any immunity deal with the South Boston mobster — and doubts any exists. “I can’t remember anything that would say Whitey Bulger…
Robert Foley Tapped to Head Up Detroit FBI
By Allan Lengel For Deadline Detroit Robert D. Foley, a native of Massachusetts with a law degree, who has investigated everything from counterterrorism to gangs to drugs and police corruption, will become the new head of the Detroit FBI, Deadline Detroit has learned. Foley is currently the special agent in charge of the Administrative Division…
FBI Investigated More Than 100 Suspected Islamic Extremists with Military Ties
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has investigated more than 100 suspected Islamic extremists connected to the U.S. military and discovered about a dozen serious cases, NPR reports. FBI and Department of Defense officials said the suspects – or “insider threats” showed a strong intent to attack military targets, according to the NPR report. Suspects range…
Lie Detectors to Determine Who Leaks Information to Media
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The nation’s spy chief is taking the war on intelligence leaks to another level. Employees for top intelligence-gathering agencies will undergo polygraph tests to identify anyone who is sharing secrets with the media, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper announced Monday, ABC News reports. Clapper also said employees must report any contact…
Hispanics in Arizona worry about racial profiling
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Hispanics in Arizona protested outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office, expressing concern that they’ll be subjected to racial profiling following Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court Decision, Bloomberg reports. While the court struck down three provisions of the Arizona immigration law, the justices left intact the requirement that local police check the immigration…