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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…
TSA Agent in Orlando Jumps to His Death
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A TSA agent at Orlando International Airport jumped to his death Saturday morning after clocking out from his shift, the New York Times reports. The man, in his 40s, jumped from a balcony of the Hyatt Regency in the airport atrium about 9:30 a.m. Statement regarding very sad incident today @MCO. pic.twitter.com/HTLKI7v28A…

FBI Spied on Civil Rights Group Over Suspected ‘Conspiracy’ to Deny KKK of ‘Rights’
The FBI investigated a popular civil rights group in 2016 because agents believed the left-wing group may have been involved in a “conspiracy” to deny the “rights” of the KKK and other white supremacists.