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Senate Confirms New IG for Justice Department
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Justice Department has a new Inspector General. The US. Senate on Thursday confirmed the confirmation of Michael Horowitz. The Senate also confirmed Kathryn Keneally as Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division. “I’m confident Kathryn and Michael will provide strong leadership to the department, and will play an instrumental role…
Senate Confirms Thomas Harrigan as #2 Person at DEA
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com More than a year after being nominated by the White House, the Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Thomas Harrigan as the number two person at DEA. “I cannot think of a better, more qualified, or more honorable person to have at my side than Special Agent Tom Harrigan as…
Ouch: Ex-FBI Agent Arrested for Allegedly Hitting Her Partially Blind Dad
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s never good when you hit your father. It’s really bad when he’s partially blind. The Vindicator newspaper reports that Sheila Lawson, 46, a former FBI agent, was arrested on the east side of Youngstown, Ohio after allegedly assaulting her father. The paper reports that Lawson hit her father because he…
Authorities Bust Two San Diego Men Posing as FBI Agents
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Two San Diego men were busted for impersonating FBI agents in a scheme to shake down a woman out of more than $200,000. NBC San Diego reports that the men posed as agents and told a woman that she was a victim of a fraud by her bank. They directed her…
Ex-FBI Agent to Head Puerto Rico Police Dept.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The man who once headed up the FBI office in Puerto Rico has been named the new chief of the Puerto Rico police department. The Associated Press reports that Hector Pesquera comes just hours after police chief Emilio Diaz Colon resigned a head of the 17,000 member force. He was first…
In Wake of Failed Case: Detroit U.S. Atty. McQuade Vows to Try and Prevent Terror Attacks
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — The federal prosecution of a Michigan Militia known as the Hutaree imploded this week in downtown Detroit when a fed judge tossed all the charges that the group of seven conspired to revolt against the government and shoot cops. Two ended up pleading guilty to minor gun charges. It…