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IRS Revenue Agent Admits Filing False Tax Returns for Himself and Unsuspecting Relatives
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Let’s face it, we seldom expect an IRS employee to cheat on their taxes. And then get caught? Well….meet Albert Bront. Bront, an IRS revenue agent, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Los Angeles federal court to filing false tax returns for himself and innocent relatives, who were duped, authorities said. He claimed,…
FBI Dir. Mueller Defends Terrorist Stings at Opening of Crime Lab in Calif.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In response to a string of FBI stings around the country involving terrorist suspects, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III on Wednesday defended the tactic, calling it “absolutely essential” to public safety, according to the Associated Press. “We have been tremendously successful in thwarting attacks,” Mueller said at a news conference…
Ex-Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark Visits Gaza Strip for “Solidarity Mission”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-Attorney Gen. Ramsey Clark, who served on Saddam Hussein’s defense team, and has seldom shied away from controversy, was in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday for what the Associated Press described as a “solidarity mission.” AP reported that on the first day of the three-day trip Clark met with Hamas Prime…
Chicago Fed Jury Convicts White Supremacist Who Advocated Violence Against a Juror
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A self-proclaimed white-supremacist was convicted Wednesday in Chicago federal court of soliciting violence against a Jewish jury foreman who helped convict another white-supremacist, Matthew Hale in 2004. William A. White, 33, of Roanoke, Va., was convicted of one count of solicitation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. White was charged with advocating…
White House Delays ATF Regulation Requiring Gun Dealers Along Mexican Border to Report Bulk Sales
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The White House on Wednesday delayed implementation of an ATF rule that would have required gun dealers on the Mexican border to report bulk sales of automatic weapons, the website Talking Points Memo reported. Reporter Ryan J. Reilly reported that the White House’s Office of Management and Budget was…
Judge Tosses Suit Against DEA By Agent Who Shot Himself
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Washington last week tossed a lawsuit filed by DEA agent Lee Paige, who claimed the agency leaked an embarrassing video of him accidentally shooting himself with a Glock 40 while demonstrating gun safety to children in Orlando in 2004, the Associated Press reported. The video…
Texas Fed Prosecutor Fred Schattman Dies at Age 60
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com At the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Fort Worth, Tex., assistant U.S. Attorney Fred Schattman was the go-to guy when people were stumped on complicated cases, when they needed some guidance, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “He was a master at coming up with a strategy to take down an organization…