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More than 800 Guns Seized at U.S. Airport Checkpoints Last Year
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Who in their right mind brings a gun to the airport these days? Well, in this post-Sept. 11 era, despite heightened airport security, the number of firearms seized at U.S. airport checkpoints jumped to 833 in 2008, up nearly 10 percent from a year ago, according to the Transportation…
Biker Charged in Buffalo With Sending Threatening Text Messages
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s probably beyond dispute that Ronald Blair, a New York state motorcycle gang member, was not the most artful of text messagers. For example, court records say on Feb. 11 at 4:38 a.m., he wrote to the brother of a rival biker: “I’m coming over with a 2 club bros. want…
DEA Informant Who Penetrated Colombian Drug Cartel Says Agency Didn’t Provide Enough Protection
Going undercover is always dangerous work. Going undercover to penetrate a Colombian drug cartel is really really dangerous. A DEA informant says she put her life on the line and the DEA didn’t do enough to protect her. Does she have a legit beef? Jurors may decide. By LESLEY CLARK Miami Herald MIAMI — In…
Feds File Charges in Baltimore’s Biggest Coke Bust Near a Street of Hope
In this hard-bitten town, in the shadow of the nation’s capital, authorities recently made what they’re calling their biggest coke bust in the city’s history. The bust was notable not only for its quantity, but its location. By Van Smith Baltimore City Paper BALTIMORE — Trenell David Murphy, a 33-year-old Baltimore man, was charged in…
FBI Rounds Up 48 Teen Prostitutes in Nationwide Sweep
This is one of the sadder segments of society we only hear about from time to time. The FBI rounded up 48 suspected teenage prostitutes. The question is: How many more are out there? By DEVLIN BARRETT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – The FBI has rescued 48 suspected teenage prostitutes, some as young as 13…
FBI Director Mueller Invokes Name of Hockey Great Gretzky in Terrorism Speech
By Allan Lengel tickelthewire.com WASHINGTON — FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III invoked the name of hockey great Wayne Gretzky during a speech on terrorism Monday before the Council on Foreign Relations. “Hockey great Wayne Gretzky was once asked how he consistently managed to be at the right place on the ice at the right…
Houston Fed Judge Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice
Sometimes when you’re guilty it’s best to grab a plea rather than go through an embarrassing trial that will end with a guilty verdict anyways. Judge Sam Kent had probably seen enough trials to figure that one out. By MARY FLOOD Houston Chronicle HOUSTON — U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent pleaded guilty to one count…
Ex-Lawmaker Gary Condit Could Have Been More Honest With FBI and Police Investigators in Chandra Levy Case
Allan Lengel-editor of ticklethewire.com By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – Sadly, in the end, ex- California Congressman Gary Condit got a raw deal in the Chandra Levy case. Sadly he brought it on with his arrogance and deceit. I say all this, now that suspect Ingmar Guandique – who is already in prison on another…