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Ex-DEA Official Said Agents in Other Agencies Tried to Stop ATF’s Fast and Furious
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com ATF’s Operation Fast and Furious just looks worse all the time. The latest: Fox News reports that the former head of the DEA in Tucson said some agents in other federal agencies tried unsuccessfully to put an end to the operation. Tony Coulson said many federal field agents knew the ATF…
Secret Service’s New Challenge: Protecting Candidates from “Glitter Bombing”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com These days Secret Service agents not only have to worry about some whacky gunman on the Republican campaign trail, but they have to worry about the “glitter bombs.” Politico reports that presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul have been sprinkled with glitter by pranksters during the…
NJ. Gov Christie Taps Ex-FBI Official for Homeland Security Post
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Edward Dickson, a 25-year veteran of the FBI, is the latest ex-fed to join the administration of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Christie, the ex-U.S. Attorney for Newark, announced Thursday that Dickson will become the state’s Director of Homeland Security and National Preparedness, the Newark Star-Ledger reported. The paper reported…
Lawyers Want to Know About 2nd Man in 1975 Killings of 2 FBI Agents
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Lawyers for Leonard Peltier, the American Indian activist convicted of killing two FBI agents in South Dakota in 1975, want answers to help clear their client, the Buffalo News reports. They’ve filed a lawsuit in Buffalo federal court to force the release of 927 pages of FBI files. As part…
FBI Conducted Background Interviews on Steve Jobs for Presidential Appointment
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was the FBI’s radar, but for a good reason. He was being considered for an appointment on the President’s Export Council under George H.W. Bush, the Associated Press reports. FBI conducted background interviews in 1991 which revealed “a man driven by power and alienating some of the…
Sen. Grassley Slams the Justice Dept. in Operation and Fast and Furious
Sen. Charles Grassley delivered this statement on the Senate floor on Thursday dealing with Operation Fast and Furious.
Baltimore Co. Man Gets 8 Years for Threatening to Kill an ATF Task Force Officer
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A Baltimore County man was sentenced to eight years on Tuesday for threatening to kill an ATF task force officer, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore said. After prison, Allen Shepperd, 38, will be on supervised release for three years. According to Shepperd’s plea agreement, the Baltimore County Police Department and…
Brooklyn Teacher’s Aide Arrested for Child Molesting, Pornography
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com FBI agents returned to an elementary school in Brooklyn on Wednesday in an ongoing inquiry into a teacher’s aide who arrested this week on child molestation charges, reports the New York Times. Agents were searching for more victims, according to the Times. Taleek Brooks, 40, was out on bail after a…