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Detroit Fed Prosecutor Doesn’t Want Names in Escort Service “Black Book” Released
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A good old fashion “black book” prostitution scandal is brewing in U.S. District Court in downtown Detroit. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Blackwell has filed papers urging the court to deny a Florida defense attorney access to tens of thousands of customers’ names on a list of a Miami escort service that…
Israel’s Netanyahu Asks Obama to Release Convicted Spy Jonathan Pollard
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard — who worked for Naval intelligence — is back in the news again. The Washington Post reports that Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday sent a letter to President Obama asking for Pollard’s release. He was sentenced to life in prison in 1987 for…
Long Time Fugitive Sentenced to 15 Years for 1968 Hijacking of Pan Am Flight 281 to Havana
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Luis Armando Pena Soltren, a fugitive for 41 years, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in New York to 15 years in prison for his role in the Nov. 24, 1968, hijacking of a Puerto Rico-bound Pan American flight 281 to Havana from JFK Airport. After being on the run for…
Stephen Anthony Named Head of Cleveland FBI
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Ohio native Stephen D. Anthony, a former special assistant to FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III, has been named special agent in charge of the FBI’s Cleveland Division. Anthony most recently was responsible for establishing an FBI-wide leadership development program, the FBI said. Anthony entered the FBI in February…
Thomas Browne Named Assistant Director of FBI’s Training Division
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Thomas J. Browne, former head of the Little Rock FBI office, has been named assistant director of the agency’s Training Division. In his new assignment, Browne will be responsible for all FBI training programs, including the new agent and intelligence analyst training programs, and the National Academy, which trains…
Neo-Nazi on Trial Also Targeted Miami Herald Columnist Leonard Pitts, FBI Agent Testifies
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com An FBI agent testified Tuesday that a Neo-Nazi on trial in federal court in Chicago once posted potentially harmful information about a popular African American Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The agent’s testimony came in the trial of Neo-Nazi William White, who is charged with advocating…
Ex-FBI Official Don Clark Comments on Mexican Drug Cartel Truce
Former FBI Agent on Drug Cartel Truce: MyFoxHOUSTON.com
Wealth Manager Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Fund Hillary Clinton Campaign Through Elton John Concert
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The operator of a wealth management firm pleaded guilty Monday in Washington federal court to causing the Hillary Clinton for President Committee to unwittingly submit false statements to the Federal Election Commission involving campaign contributions totaling $48,300. The scheme involved an Elton John concert. Evan Snapper, 46, of Fairfield,…