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Update: 29-Year Old Dies in Va. While Taking Physical Test to Become FBI Agent; Colleagues are Devastated
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – A 29-year-old special agent with the D.C. Inspector General’s Office collapsed and died Wednesday in suburban Virginia while taking a FBI physical stress test to become an agent, according to sources familiar with the incident. Lloyd Hodge, who had been an investigator with the D.C. Inspector General’s Office for…
Delays Continue to Hamper U.S.-Mexico Border Fence
This project could be tied up for quite some time as the government deals with land acquisitions from private property owners. With all the hurdles, it won’t be easy to complete. By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press Writer BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Nearly six months after the U.S.-Mexico border fence ordered by the Bush administration was supposed…
A 64-Year Old Calif. Man Really Loved Being a Lawyer But There Was One Big Problem
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Let’s face it, Harold Goldstein of Newport Beach, Calif., really really loved being an attorney. Really. One big problem: He didn’t have a law degree. In May, he was sprung from prison after serving time for posing as an attorney. Last Sunday, the FBI arrested the 64-year-old man at his home…
An ex-Cop, Professor and Politician Among Those Vying for Fla. U.S. Atty. Post
This is a rather large field of candidates. All around the country, people are jockeying for U.S. Attorney posts, politicking and making phone calls to try and get the edge. By Robbyn Mitchell St. Petersburg Times TAMPA — A politician, a professor, a former police officer and former federal prosecutors have all applied to replace…
Boston Trial Underway to Determine How Much the Gov Owes a Widow Whose Husband Was Murdered by Mobsters Working as FBI Informants
A widow whose husband, a Boston nightclub owner, was killed by mobsters wants the government to pay for her husband’s death. She says in a lawsuit that the FBI failed to take action against the mobsters, who were working as FBI informants. A federal judge has already ruled in her favor. Now another federal judge…
Big or Small Problem? Key Witness Who Wore FBI Wire Won’t Testify in ex-Rep. Jefferson Trial
The questions that looms large: Will it hurt the prosecution not to have the testimony of key witness Lori Mody, who wore an FBI wire? Some say yes. Sure, the prosecution can still play the FBI tapes, but it would be better if Mody testified. The fact she isn’t obviously means there were some big…
A 20-Something Man Dies in Washington area While Taking FBI Physical Stress Test to Become Agent
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – A man in his 20s who worked for the D.C. Inspector General’s Office collapsed and died Wednesday in suburban Virginia while taking a FBI physical stress test to become an agent, according to sources familiar with the incident. Lloyd Hodge, a special agent with the D.C. Inspector General’s Office,…
An 88-Year-Old White Supremacist Opens Fire at Holocaust Museum in D.C. and Kills Guard
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — An 88-year-old man with ties to white supremacists entered the U.S. Holocaust Museum on 14th Street in downtown Washington shortly after noon Wednesday and opened fire and killed a guard, law enforcement authorities said. Two other guards returned the fire and struck the shooter, seriously wounding him, according to…