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Mistrial Declared in Trial of Ex-DEA Agent in New Orleans
By Allan Lengel ticklethwire.com Federal prosecutors have a decision to make whether to go after ex-DEA agent Chad Scott again. A mistrial was declared Monday in the trial of the former agent after jurors failed to reach a verdict. Scott is accused in a seven-year conspiracy of stealing property and money taken during investigations, reports…
169 People Arrested in FBI Operation Targeting Sex-Trafficking Before Super Bowl in Atlanta
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com There was more than potential terrorist threats on the mind of the FBI involving Super Bowel LIII in Atlanta. The FBI said Tuesday that 169 people were arrested in an operation targeting the threat of sex trafficking leading up to the big event. A press release said an 11-day sting, starting Jan. 23,…
Chris Christie Says Subpoenas, N.Y. U.S. Attorney’s Office Big Problems For Trump
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Chris Christie, a former U.S. Attorney and Donald Trump campaign insider who was unceremoniously booted from Trump’s inner circle, says that the subpoenas linked to the 2017 inauguration could be the president’s biggest problem. He also said that Trump should be more worried about the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York…
FBI Hunts Down 2 Men in Malaysia Who Were Hacking Into U.S. College Computers
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Two citizens of Nigeria, who lived in Malaysia, hacked into university computer systems to steal paychecks and tax returns. Now, they’re behind bars, thanks to partnerships with the Georgia Institute of Technology, the Department of Justice, and Malaysian authorities that enabled the FBI to identify, arrest, and extradite Olayinka Olaniyi and Damilola…
Joseph R. Bonavolonta Now Heads Up Boston FBI Office
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Joseph R. Bonavolonta, who had served as deputy assistant director for the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division since March 2018, has taken over as head of the Boston field office. He’s no stranger to the Boston office, having previously served as assistant special agent in charge there from 2013 to 2017. Bonavolonta has…
Federal Prosecutors Subpoena Records from Trump’s Inauguration Committee
Federal prosecutors have ordered President Trump’s inauguration committee to turn over documents related to donors, spending and event attendees.
Ex-DEA Task Force Officer in Texas Pleads Guilty to Lying
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A former DEA task force officer, who worked for the McAllen, Tex. police department, has pleaded guilty to providing false statements in connection with a federal conspiracy case. On Thursday, Ricardo Ruiz Jr. agreed to plead guilty to one count of giving false statements to federal agents, in exchange government prosecutors…
El Chapo Accused of Raping and Drugging Teen Girls
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The nasty world of drug lord Joaquin Guzmán Loera, aka “El Chapo,” continues to surface in New York. The latest: Prosecutors in his trial on Friday night, just before jury deliberations are to begin, unsealed secret documents revealing accusations that El Chapo routinely raped girls as young as 13 years old, sometimes…