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FBI Report Says Drug Gangs Encouraging Attacks On U.S. Law Enforcement In Texas
The bottom line: Never underestimate the drug trade. Jeremy Roebuck The Monitor McALLEN, Tex.— Recent U.S. efforts to disrupt drug smuggling routes through the Rio Grande Valley have prompted threats of retaliation against authorities on this side of the river, according to an FBI intelligence report. Vowing to maintain control over valuable trafficking corridors such…
Sixty-Something Man Arrested In Bogus Anthrax Mailings
Some people need to get a hobby. By Sudhin Thanawala Associated Press Writer San FRANCISCO – A California man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of sending hoax letters labeled “anthrax” to scores of media outlets, the FBI said Wednesday, warning that many of the threats may still be in the mail. Marc M. Keyser, 66,…
Forty One Indicted In Mexican Drug Cartel
By Marcus Garner The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA — Federal and local law enforcement seized a record amount of illegal drugs and drug money during a two-year, multi-state investigation of a Mexican drug cartel, authorities said Wednesday. U.S. Attorney David Nahmias announced three federal indictments naming 41 people who reportedly ran an illegal drug operation that…
Boston U.S. Atty. Press Conference On Arrest Of State Senator Wilkerson
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NYPD Chief Kelly As New Sec. Of Homeland Security?
Rich Cooper, a columnist for Security DeBrief, a website on homeland security issues, has a few suggestions for a replacement for Homeland Security Sec. Michael Chertoff in 2009. Some of his nominees include New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. NYPD Police Chief Ray Kelly/official photo By Rich Cooper With Election…
FBI Informant Takes Stand in Ft. Dix Terrorism Trial
The informant in the Ft. Dix trial, whose credibility has been attacked, was on the stand Tuesday. Jurors heard tapes of him while wearing an FBI wire. By Geoff Mulvihill Associated Press Writer CAMDEN, N.J. — The paid informant who helped build the case against five men accused of plotting to attack soldiers in New…
Reputed Hitman For Bonanno Crime Family Convicted
BROOKLYN – A reputed hit man for the Bonanno Crime Family was convicted Monday in the 2005 killing and dismembering of a man at a historic mansion on Staten Island, the Justice Department said. Joseph Young was found in Brooklyn U.S. District Court of murdering Robert McKelvey, authorities said.
Mother’s Tip Lead Authorities To Obama Assassination Plot
The Haywood County Sheriff probably didn’t expect to be thrust into a national story about a presidential candidate. But here it is. Suspect Daniel Cowart-lower left/southern poverty law center By Bartholomew Sullivan Memphis Commercial Appeal It all began with a mother’s call to the Haywood County Sheriff’s Department in Brownsville, Tenn., last Wednesday night. The…