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Ex-DEA Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing Fraud Proceeds
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A former DEA agents pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing fraud proceeds that she had been assigned to recover on behalf of fraud victims, the Justice Department said. Artemis Papadakis, 57, of Richmond, Calif., pleaded guilty in Southern California before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jill L. Burkhardt to an information charging her with…
Trump Allies Launch Propaganda War Against Special Probe of Russia
As special counsel Robert Mueller and his team of high-powered attorneys begin digging deeper into Russia’s suspected interference in the 2016 election, President Trump and his supporters are doing everything they can to smear and undermine one of the most important political investigations since Watergate.
Trump Officially Nominates Wray to Replace Ousted FBI Director
President Trump has officially nominated Christopher Wray to replace ousted FBI Director James Comey.
FBI Grilled Trump Adviser Carter Page for 10-Plus Hours on Russia
President Trump’s former foreign policy adviser, Carter Page, has acknowledged he has was extensively questioned by the FBI in March in connection with the ongoing investigation into alleged collusion between Trump’s campaign and Russia.
Border Patrol Finds Pounds of Cocaine Taped to Woman’s Chest
Even in the days of breast augmentation, Border Patrol agents weren’t fooled by the bulging chest of a 21-year-old woman who had taped about eight pounds of cocaine to her chest and stomach.
Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent Kidnapped, Beaten After Protecting Family
An off-duty Border Patrol agent was kidnapped and brutally beaten by two strangers in Northeast El Paso after he tried to keep them away from his family.
FBI, Justice Department Offer Starkly Different Positions on Trump’s Budget Cuts
Top officials for the FBI and Justice Department are at odds over the impact of President Trump’s proposed budget cuts.
Russian Cyberattacks on Election Systems Adds Pressure to Homeland Security
Mounting evidence that Russia used cyberattacks to impact the presidential election has turned up the heat on Homeland Security to protect America’s democratic system from hackers.