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Report: Prosecutors Concealed Evidence in Ted Stevens Prosecution
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The conclusion in an independent report released Thursday on the bungled prosecution of the late Sen. Ted Steven is anything but surprising: The Prosecution screwed up big time. Talking Points Memo’s Ryan J. Reilly reports that the voluminous report concludes that the Justice Department prosecutors engaged in “systematic concealment”…
New Head of DEA’s Houston Office Helped Hunt Pablo Escobar
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The new head of the Houston DEA knows a thing or two about drug cartels. Javier Pena, whose new turf includes the Mexican border, helped hunt down the infamous Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, the Associated Press reports. In fact, AP reported that Pena has a photo of a Colombian…
Woman Wore FBI Wire to Help Bring Down Ex-Ill. Gov Blago
By Craig Wall FOX Chicago News CHICAGO — Pam Davis said convicted former governor Rod Blagojevich has lost his sense of reality. “I feel a sense of vindication that justice has finally been served,” Davis said. “It’s taken more than eight years, but I do think truth prevailed.” It has been a long journey for…
FBI Wants Google’s Help in Accessing Pimp’s Phone
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Technology is once again bumping up against law enforcement. PC Magazine is reporting that the FBI has issued a warrant to get Google to give it a Gmail account and password and other info so it can tap into the Android cell phone of an alleged pimp suspected of playing a…
One of Largest Heroin Traffickers in the World Convicted on Drug and Narco-Terrorism Charges
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com An Afghan national with ties to the Taliban who authorities described as “one of the largest heroin traffickers in the world” was convicted Tuesday in fed court in D.C. on drug and narco-terrrorism charges, the Justice Department said. Haji Bagcho, who hailed from Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, was investigated by the DEA….
Mob Snitch for FBI Kills Self, But Not Before Offing Someone Else
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Being a snitch in the mob ain’t so easy on the conscience. And of course, it also involves a lot of looking over your shoulder. Mob expert Jerry Capeci of Gang Land News reports that 69-year-old Nicholas (Nicky Skins) Stefanelli, a Gambino familiy wiseguy, killed himself about two weeks ago after…
SF Police Chief Wants Mayor to Reject Legislation that Would Restrict Cops Working With FBI Counterterrorism
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The San Francisco police chief is urging Mayor Ed Lee to veto local legislation that would put restrictions on cops who work with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force , the San Francisco Chronicle reported. That word comes in wake of local legislation passed by the San Francisco Board of…