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Case Moving Forward Against Miss. FBI Agent Philip Halbert Neilson
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Criminal proceedings are moving forward in the case against Mississippi agent Philip Halbert Neilson, who is accused of failing to disclose his financial interest in a leased FBI building in Oxford, Miss. Neilson pleaded not guilty Monday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Allan Alexander in Oxford, the Associated Press reported. A March…
Chicago Alderman Carothers Latest to Go Down After Getting Bit by the Bribery Bug
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Chicago has long been known for its deep dish pizza, blues, Dah Bears, Dah Bulls and public corruption. In living up to the latter, Alderman Isaac Carothers, a key ally of Mayor Daley, resigned Monday after striking up a deal with the feds that will put him behind bars for more…
New Orleans U.S. Atty. Jim Letten Recuses Himself From Phone Tampering Scandal
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com New Orleans U.S. Attorney Jim Letten removed himself last week from the phone tampering scandal involving Sen. Mary Landrieu’s New Orleans office, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported. The paper said a press release sent Monday night to reporters stated Letten recused himself from the case because of “various relevant factors.” The…
Cong. Conyers Asks Justice to Probe Fatal FBI Shooting of Imam in Michigan
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The FBI fatal shooting in October of a Muslim imam in suburban Detroit is continuing to generate plenty controversy. Rep. John Conyers (D-Mi), chairman of the House Judiciary, is calling for an independent investigation into the shooting of imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah, the Detroit News reported. An autopsy report…
FBI Dir. Mueller Makes His Acting Chief of Staff John Carlin Permanent
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — John Carlin, the FBI director’s acting chief of staff for the past five months, has gotten the job on a permanent basis, the BLT: Blog of Legal Times reported. Carlin has served as deputy chief of staff and counselor to the director “advising on a wide range of legal…
Fed Air Marshal Service Faces Allegations of Discrimination and Retaliation
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — At a time when the U.S. has called for an increase in federal air marshals, the service is dealing with some serious internal problems, according to the investigative news website ProPublica. ProPulbica is reporting that the parent agency Transportation Security Administration “is investigating allegations of discrimination in the Orlando…
FBI HQ Promotes Agents Michael Folmar and Tracy Reinhold
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — FBI agents Tracy Reinhold and Michael J. Folmar are moving up the food chain at FBI headquarters. Reinhold becomes the FBI’s assistant director of the Directorate of Intelligence, rising from the deputy assistant director. Folmar becomes assistant director of the FBI’s Security Division. He most recently served as…
Justice Dept. Probing to See if Blackwater Bribed Iraqi Govt.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The infamous Blackwater Worldwide comapny may have changed its name a while ago, but it hasn’t managed to erase its troubled past. The New York Times reports that the Justice Department is investigating “whether officials of Blackwater Worldwide tried to bribe Iraqi government officials in hopes of retaining the firm’s security…