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DEA And Colombians Link Hezbollah To Cocaine Ring
Every organizations needs money to flourish. No one knows that better than the DEA and Colombian investigators who dug deep to find a drug connection between Colombia and Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese-based militia. By Chris Kraul and Sebastian Rotella Los Angeles Times (Reported from Bogota, Colombia and Madrid) — U.S. and Colombian investigators have dismantled…
South Carolina Councilman Busted For Computer Spying
Some people are computer illiterate. Not Councilman Tony Trout, unfortunately. By Ben Szobody The Greenville News GREENVILLE, S.C. — County Councilman Tony Trout was charged in a five-count indictment Wednesday with unlawfully accessing computers used by the county administrator and Yahoo, destroying records and intercepting and disclosing electronic communication, charges that could bring a maximum…
Passengers Will Have To Disclose More Info To Fly
These days the friendly skies are getting a little less friendly and little more intrusive. Will less privacy mean safer skies? By Spencer S. Hsu Washington Post Staff Writer ARLINGTON, Va. — The Department of Homeland Security will take responsibility from airlines for checking passenger names against watch lists beginning in January and will require…
Illinois Couple Killed After Agreeing To Cooperate With FBI
Coincidence or Not? A couple was shot to death after agreeing to cooperate in an FBI probe of a farmer. By Jim Suhr The Associated Press EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A couple who helped a farmer hide a tractor from his creditors were found shot to death at their rural home just two days…
Men In Ft. Dix Terrorist Case Bought Assault Weapons
Defendants in the Ft. Dix terrorism case were caught buying weapons from an FBI informant. Were they terrorists or just wannabes? By JASON NARK Philadelphia Daily News CAMDEN, N.J. –Moments before an FBI SWAT team kicked in his door, the government’s top informant in the Fort Dix terrorism case dropped a little irony on two…
ATF Probe Leads To Mass Arrests Of Bikers In Six States
An undercover ATF investigation may spell the demise of the Mongols, a Southern-California based biker gang accused of everything from hate crimes to murder. In many circles, it’s a resume only a mother could love. Agents began rounding up the indicted suspects Tuesday. By Scott Glover Los Angeles Times More than 1,000 heavily armed federal…
“Die Hard” Director Gets Break In Lie to FBI
In Hollywood, people are always re-writing the endings. Well, the U.S. Court of Appeals has given “Die Hard” director John McTiernanan the opportunity to re-write his ending after he pleaded guilty to lying to an FBI agent in the infamous Pellicano wiretap scandal. By Victoria Kim Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — A Hollywood director…
Finally: Sen. Stevens Case Goes To Jurors Today
After a bumpy trial, jurors get to have their say. Sen. Stevens is crossing his fingers, hoping for an acquittal and an opportunity to hit the campaign trail before Nov. 4. By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — A federal jury today will begin deliberating two conflicting views of Sen. Ted Stevens,…