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Column: FBI Stings Protect Against Terrorism
By Ronald Kessler Newsmax WASHINGTON — We are used to liberals trying to take away the tools FBI agents need to uncover terrorist plots. But when conservatives — who generally support strong national security — do the same thing, it is particularly dismaying. Fox News commentator Andrew Napolitano and a few other conservatives have been…
Robert Mueller Delivers His Last Holiday Cheer at Headquarters Christmas Party as Director
ticklethewire.com photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Before a packed crowd at headquarters, Robert S. Mueller III on Friday delivered his final speech at the big office Christmas party as director. Mueller kept it light and sprinkled some humor into his brief speech which included wishing everyone a Happy Holiday. The crowd included agents,…
Weekend Series on Crime History: FBI Hunts John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson
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Feds Get $7.2 Billion in Forfeitures for Madoff Victims
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Well, it’s beginning to look a lot more like Christmas. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York announced Friday that the estate of Jeffry M. Picower has agreed to forfeit $7.2 billion to compensate the victims of swindler Bernie Madoff. Since the 1970s, Picower withdrew those funds from hi The distribution…
Fed Agents Misbehavin in 2010
By Allan Lengel For AOL News WASHINGTON — Thousands of federal law enforcement agents work their tails off to put crooks behind bars. But on occasion, some of the very same folks who carry a gun and a badge and slap the cuffs on the bad guys end up stepping over the line….
Sylvester Stallone to Play Late Mobster John Gotti? Son Says Forgeddabout It
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Sylvester Stallone as the mob Godfather John Gotti? Forgeddabout it! The Wrap, a Hollywood website, reports that “John “Junior” Gotti wants Sylvester Stallone to stop telling people he’ll play his father, legendary mob boss John Gotti, in a movie based on his life — a charge Sly denies.” But the Wrap…
Customs and Border Protection Agent at Atlanta Airport Charged With Smuggling Cash and Guns in Sting
By Allan Lengel ticklethwire.com A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent at the Atlanta airport was charged with 13 others in a large scale drug operation in which authorities seized 700,000 tabs of ecstasy, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Authorities say that agent Devon “Romey” Samuel, 45, of Stockbridge, Ga., was charged in three undercover…