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Ex-Texas Border Patrol Agent Gets 14 Years for Helping Drug Smugglers
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A former Border Patrol agent, who showed drug traffickers how to smuggle 20 kilos of cocaine through Zapata County, Tex., was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in prison. Authorities say Leon Morales, 30, of Zapata County, showed traffickers how to avoid sensors and drew a map of the best routes to smuggle…
Ohio Men Who Pumped Bullets in Car Say They Didn’t Know FBI Agent Was Inside
It’s hardly much of an excuse when you say I pumped a car full of bullets but didn’t realize an FBI agent was inside. By Dan Horn Cincinnati Enquirer CINCINNATI — The men accused of firing two dozen shots at a car in College Hill last week didn’t know the man sitting inside was an…
Ex-Gov Blagojevich and His Brother and Four Others Indicted in Chicago
The scandal is only getting bigger. All it will take is for some of the defendants to start talking and it will grow even more. Expect the ex-Gov to hit the airwaves denying guilt. BY NATASHA KORECKI, CHRIS FUSCO AND STEVE WARMBIR Chicago Sun-Times CHICAGO — A federal grand jury today has lodged sweeping corruption…
Ex-Gov Rod Blagojevich Expected to be Indicted Today
CHICAGO — The Chicago Tribune is reporting that the U.S. Attorney’s office will announce today the indictment of ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich. U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald’s office is expected to issue a press release and a court filing late this afternoon. The office has only said the matter involved a significant criminal matter. Blagojevich, 52, was…
ATF Busts Father and Son in N.Y. in Untaxed Cigarette Scheme
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Sure, the beautiful bonding between father and son is admirable. But there are limits to how admirable it is when it involves the world of crime. ATF agents on Wednesday busted Guang Ming Wang, 58, and his son Feishan Wang, 30, in Flushing, N.Y., following a nine-month undercover investigation in which…
Man Arrested in Fla. for Stealing FBI Car
Some how stealing an FBI car doesn’t seem like the wisest career path. By TBO.com TAMPA – An unmarked FBI car has been found, and a Tampa man has been arrested and charged with the theft. The 2006 silver Pontiac Grand Prix was stolen about 1:30 p.m. from the Century Buick Pontiac GMC dealership…
TSA Still Waiting For Collective Bargaining
Morale is low, attrition is high. It’s clear collective bargaining would help improve things over at the Transportation Security Administration, which overseas the security of our airports. The Obama administration needs to address this sooner than later. By Steve Vogel Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Border Patrol agents can do it. So can federal…
An Ex-Lobbyist and the Virginia Gov’s Brother-in-Law are Among Candidates for U.S. Atty. in Va.
It’s an interesting mix of candidates for the U.S. Atty. post in Virginia. The question is whether President Obama wants to deal with the possible backlash of appointing an ex-lobbyist or the Virginia governor’s brother-in-law. The latter might look just a little too much like political cronyism even if he is well qualified. Va. Gov. Tim…