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White NYPD Officer to Plead Guilty in Case Involving False Arrest of a Black Man
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A New York cop plans on pleading guilty to charges relating to allegations that he falsely arrested an innocent black man and later made racist remarks about the incident, reports the New York Post. Michael Daragjati was arrested by the FBI this fall on civil rights violations. He has been in…
FBI Agent Deleted Terror Investigation Emails
Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com An FBI agent testified in federal court Thursday in New York that she deleted several months of potentially sensitive emails during a terror investigation, the Associated Press reported. Defense attorneys want to examine the emails to see if agents skirted rules while interrogating Eritrean terror suspect Mohamed Ibrahim Ahmed, reports the Associated…
Fast and Furious Redux?
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com It appears that members of Congress have found a new ATF operation to scrutinize. But unlike Fast and Furious, the operation–code-named White Gun–has been defended by the agency as a “well-managed investigation” which resulted in the arrest and conviction of three individuals, reports LA Times. Still, critics are skeptical. “Apparently guns got…
FBI Exec. Asst. Dir. Warns of Dangers Online
Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Shawn Henry, executive assistant director of the FBI, had some dire warnings for attendants of the International Conference on Cyber Security, in New York, the Huffington Post reported on Thursday. Criminal hackers pose risk that are “existential, meaning it could eliminate whole companies,” he said. Hackers tampering with things such as the power…
Judge Whacks Ala. Bank Robbers With Tough Sentences
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A couple of Alabama bank robbers got hit with some pretty stiff sentences, the FBI said Wednesday. Antoine Jamar Harper was sentenced to 39 years and 3 months, and Aaron Thomas was sentenced to 72 years and 7 months in prison for their roles in a violent strong of robberies near…
FBI Seeking Five Members of Cartel-Like Gang in San Diego
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Five members of the cartel-like Los Palillos gang, a blight on life in San Diego, remain at large while the FBI continues searching for them, reports 10 News. “It’s as if a group of serial killers moved from Tijuana into San Diego and started murdering citizens here,” deputy district attorney Mark…
Latin Kings National Leader Gets 60 Years
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The highest-ranking leader in the United States of the notorious street gang the Latin Kings was sentenced in Chicago to 60 years in federal prison on Wednesday, according to a statement from the FBI. Augustin Zambrano, 51, was given the statutory maximum. He was convicted of racketeering conspiracy and other charges…
More Suburbs Competing to Attract FBI Headquarters
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The battle to attract the new FBI headquarters is blossoming. The Examiner reports that Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in Virginia endorsed a site adjacent to the Franconia/Springfield Metro station as a potential new location. The current FBI building in D.C. on Pennsylvania Avenue NW, several blocks from the Capitol, is…