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FBI’s Shawn Henry Stepping Down After 24 Years
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI executive assistant director Shawn Henry, who had taken on a higher profile in the bureau in more recent times, has decided to retire, Jason Ryan of ABC News reports. Ryan reports that Henry will step down after 24 years of service. Henry is credited with “boosting the FBI’s computer crime…
Whitey Bulger’s Girlfriend May Cop a Plea in Case
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The girlfriend of James “Whitey” Bulger, who is accused of helping the Boston mobster elude authorities for more than 16 years, may end up pleading guilty, the Boston Globe reported. Girlfriend Catherine Greig has indicated she wanted to cop a plea to harboring a fugitive, the Globe reported. Bulger, who was…
9/11 Co-Chairs Prod Senators for Cybersecurity Action
By Suzanne Kelly CNN Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton, who co-chaired the 9/11 Commission, weighed in last week on a simmering disagreement in the Senate over the best way to address the nation’s vulnerability to cyberattacks. The two men, who now run the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Homeland Security project, are calling on senators to take…
Ex-Ohio Commissioner Convicted of Bribery and Taking Gifts Including Prostitutes
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Make that number 50. Ex-Cuyahoga County, Ohio, commissioner Jimmy Dimora was convicted Friday on public corruption charges that involved taking bribes and gifts and prostitutes. He becomes the 50th person convicted in an ongoing federal investigation into corruption in Cuyahoga County, which includes Cleveland. A federal jury convicted him of racketeering,…
NCAA Contacts FBI About Point Shaving Allegations at Auburn University
Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The NCAA and Auburn University have contacted the FBI about point-shaving allegations involving the school’s men’s basketball program, CNN reported. “We are very concerned by the point-shaving allegations involving Auburn University men’s basketball program and have been in contact with the school and the FBI since the issue arose in February,” the…
FBI Kept File on Christopher Hitchens
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI kept a file on the late outspoken writer Christopher Hitchens, the website Historiographic Anarchy reports. The website reported that the FBI released through the Freedom of Information Act, 19 pages on Hitchens, some which show he was the subject of an FBI Foreign Counterintelligence probe. He died in December…