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Trial Date Set for Mobster “Whitey” Bulger
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com And now for the moment all the followers of Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger have been waiting for. Bloomberg news reports that the federal trial for Bulger,82, who was on the lam for 16 years, has been set for Nov. 5 in Boston. He is accused of killing at least 19…
Calif. Couple Sentenced for Enslaving Illegal Immigrants
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A California couple was sentenced to 18 months each for harboring illegal aliens and forcing them to work in substandard conditions, the FBI said in a statement on Monday. Maximino Morales, 46, and his wife, Melinda Morales, 48, of Paso Robles, Calif., had the victims working at their elder care facilities,…
Book Review: J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI’s War on Civil Liberties
By Ben Jacobs The Daily Beast Tim Weiner’s fast-paced new book, ‘Enemies: A History of the FBI,’ explores almost a century of the agency’s domestic spying, infringing on the Fourth Amendment, abuse of power, and handling of famous cases like the Pentagon Papers and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Many books about the FBI…
State Patrolman Pleads Guilty to Multiple Charges of Fraud
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A former Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper pled guilty in a US District Court on Monday to charges of mortgage fraud, bankruptcy fraud and witness tampering, the FBI announced. Benjamin W. Richardson, 46, of Powell, Ohio, plead guilty to the eight-count indictment before US District Judge Gregory L. Frost. Richardson was…
DEA Asked to Submit Rationale for Pharmacy Suspension Orders
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The DEA was ordered on Monday to submit an explanation of its rationale for attempting to shut down a Florida pharmaceutical distribution center, reports the Associated Press. D.C. US District Judge Reggie Walton gave the agency until the end of next week to make a submission. The DEA had issued orders…
Nigerian Scam Emails Mention FBI Officials
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com I once got a Nigerian email scam telling me I was entitled to millions of dollars for FREE! All I had to do was give my name and bank account number and assist with moving the cash out of Nigeria. I was a reporter at the time at the Washington Post….
Two Chicago Cops Busted in FBI Sting
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Two Chicago cops find themselves on the wrong side of the law. The feds in Chicago on Monday announced that they had charged Sgt. Ronald Watts and officer Kallatt Mohammed with stealing $5,200 from someone they thought was transporting money for drug dealers, but who was actually an informant working for…
Fed Trial Slated to Begin This Week for Mich. Militia Group Accused of Plotting to Kill Cops
Trial of Midwest Militia Members Begins in Mich.: MyFoxDETROIT.com