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NY Feds Bust Gambling Operation Run by Luchese Crime Family
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In the gambling world there are lucky days and not so lucky days. Thursday was a “not so lucky day” for suspected members and associates of the Luchese crime family in New York who were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of running an illegal gambling, sports betting and…
Fed Judge Orders Govt. to Release Substantial Part of FBI Interview With Ex-V.P. Dick Cheney
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A federal judge issued a ruling Thursday saying the government has to release a substantial portion of an FBI interview with former Vice President Dick Cheney tied to the probe into the leak identifying CIA operative Valerie Plame. Both the Bush and Obama administrations wanted to keep the 2004…
Beth Phillips Would be First Woman U.S. Atty. in Kansas City
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It’s hard to believe in the 21st Century that this would be a first. But apparently that’s the case. President Obama on Wednesday nominated Beth Phillips for U.S. Attorney in Kansas City. That would make her the first woman to hold that high-level position in Kansas City. The Kansas…
Fed Judge Says FBI is Liable For Murders by Boston Mobsters; Awards Families $1.85 Mil
The outcome was certainly not surprising. But what may be interesting is whether this ruling opens the door for any similar cases around the country. Surely there have been other cases around the country in which federal informants have killed people while snitching for the FBI or DEA or ATF. By Shelley Murphy Boston Globe…
FBI Denies it Edited Oklahoma Bombing Security Videotapes
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The FBI is denying suggestions that it edited soundless videotapes of the aftermath of the Oklahoma bombing, the Associated Press reported. The denial came in the form of an email to the Associated Press. “The FBI made no edits or redactions in the processing of these videos,”FBI spokesman Paul …
FBI Investigating Burbank, Calif. Police Dept.
At least seven lawsuits have been filed by officers against the department alleging racial discrimination. I’m no math major. But that seems like a big number of lawsuits on one issue. By Andrew Blankstein Los Angles Times LOS ANGLES — FBI officials today confirmed that they are investigating possible civil rights violations alleged by…
U.S. Capitol Police Officer Found Passed Out and Drunk in Stranger’s Bed
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Message to U.S. Capitol police officer Thomas Patrick McMahon: Dude, you’re not in college anymore. The Washington Post’s Allison Klein reports that an Arlington, Va. woman came home to her apartment early Sunday morning and found McMahon of Reston, Va., drunk and passed out in her bed. Funny thing…
Column: Would the “Rough Stuff” Have Worked Better in Interrogation of Terrorist Suspect Zazi?
By Jeff Stein Spy Talk WASHINGTON — The feds cracked Najibullah Zazi without laying a hand on him, according to most news accounts. But some people still wonder if the rough stuff would have worked better — if only to make sure he gave it all up. They’ve got to turn off their TVs. Today…