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TSA Agents Sent to Jail for Swiping Cash from Passenger’s Bag
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Two TSA officers based out of John F. Kennedy Airport in New York are trading their jobs for jail sentences, reports the Mail Online. Coumar Pesad, 44, and Davon Webb, 31, admitted to stealing $40,000 in cash from a single checked bag, the paper reports. Persad saw money in the bag…
Despite Controversial FBI Investigative Tactics, Terror Convictions Remain High
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Amid questions of FBI tactics in pursuing terror suspects, one thing that doesn’t seem to be questioned is the rate of convictions, reports the Tampa Bay Times. Many critics have voiced concern in the media lately over whether the FBI is catching and preventing terrorists, or nurturing and cultivating people to…
Largest Child Porn Collection Ill. Judge, FBI Agent Have Ever Seen Calls for Max Sentence
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A man with a collection of child pornography twice as large as anything an FBI investigator had ever seen was handed the maximum 20-year sentence on Tuesday in federal court in Peoria, Ill. The size of the stash, and the 30 years Richard J. Jimenez spent collecting it, called for a…
93-Page FBI File on Rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard Released; Allegations Include Violent Crimes
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com It appears some detectives in New York have been paying attention to their hip hop. Newly released files on Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard reveal a thick FBI profile of the Staten Island, New York MC. ”The detectives have documented, in their case files, that the [Wu Tang Clan] is heavily…
Pastor Ain’t Going to Heaven Any Time Soon; Gets 15 Years in Medicare Fraud Scam
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Pastor Christopher Iruke, 61, is going to anywhere but heaven — at least for the time being. The feds announced on Monday that the pastor of a now defunct Los Angeles church who owned and operated several fraudulent durable medical equipment (DME) supply companies was sentenced to 15 years in prison…
15 Indicted in Major Detroit Drug Bust
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The Feds have been busy in Detroit, where a major drug bust ended with 15 people indicted for peddling a “massive amount” of cocaine and marijuana across the metro Detroit area, reports the Detroit Free Press. All were charged with running the operation from 2008 to 2011, while three were also…
Fla. Cop Gets Three Years for Targeting, Stealing From Hispanic Drivers
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Racial profiling might seem lucrative, but the cost of doing business will eventually catch up. A Florida police officer who was arrested for stealing cash from Hispanics he pulled over was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday, reports the Miami Herald. Mark Ott’s sentence comes eight months after a…
Penn. Man Threatens Life of FBI Agent
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A former Pennsylvania dentist had his home raided Friday night after being accused of threatening the life of an FBI agent, reports WPXI. Anthony Dinozzi lost his license to practice dentistry after being convicted on drug charges in Ohio in 2002, according to WPXI. The newer criminal complaint alleges that Dinozzi…