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FBI Blocks Agents From Airing Criticisms About CIA
Two FBI agents won’t be appearing on a tv documentary to vent criticisms about the CIA. The FBI won’t let them. By Jeff Stein Spy Talk The FBI has blocked two of its veteran counterterrorism agents from going public with accusations that the CIA deliberately withheld crucial intelligence before the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. FBI…
DEA Busts Ex-NFL Bronco Star
Former Denver Bronco star Travis Henry is facing more than a 15-yard penalty. Maybe more like 15 years. By Kirk Mitchell The Denver Post DENVER — Former Broncos running back Travis Henry was arrested yesterday along with an accomplice for a series of large cocaine sales out of Centennial, according to federal authorities. Charges were…
Oregon Post Man Delivers More Than Mail
Mailmen know, rain, sleet or snow, they must deliver. But one Portland, Ore. mailman took the delivery vow a little too far. How far? Far enough to get the DEA’s attention. KGW-TV Online PORTLAND, Ore. — A citizens complaint has led a pot-dealing postman from package delivery to prison time. Ronald Berkan, a 48-year-old postman…
Ex-Buddy Continues To Pound Away At Senator
Prosecutors continued to question an ex-friend of Sen. Ted Stevens on Wednesday, hoping to deliver a knockout punch that will put Stevens away. By Matt Apuzzo and Tom Hays The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A wealthy oil pipeline contractor testified Wednesday that he didn’t charge Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens for renovating his home because he…
Emails Hint At White House Links To U.S. Atty Firings
The investigation into the firings of U.S. Attorneys is far from over and the White House could be more involved than first suspected. The only problem is: the White House has stonewalled and impeded the probe. Ultimately, will there be justice in Justice? By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — In 18 months…
Four Oregon Students Confess To Obama Incident
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Christian university in Oregon said yesterday that four students confessed to being responsible for a Sept. 23 incident on campus in which Sen. Barack Obama was hanged in effigy. The Office of Student Life at George Fox University in Newberg, Ore., identified the students late last week and completed disciplinary…
DEA Imposter Pleads Guilty in Missouri And Gets Movie Deal
In the end, posing as a DEA agent was not a very good idea. Unfortunately, at the time, Bill Jakob thought it was. His attorney says Jakob just wanted to be liked. Well, hopefully he’ll find friends in prison — or maybe even in Hollywood where he’s landed a movie deal. By Robert Patrick ST….
Ex-Gary Police Chief Convicted Of Excessive Force
GARY, Indiana – A federal jury on Tuesday convicted Thomas Houston, former Gary, Indiana police chief on a felony civil rights violation for using excessive force, the Justice Department said. The jury acquitted Houston on other charges and also acquitted Houston’s former deputy chief, Thomas Branson, and Sgt. Thomas Decanter in the case, the Justice…