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Veteran FBI Agent John F. Good, Who Oversaw ABSCAM Scandal, Has Died

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Veteran FBI agent John F. Good, who was integral to uncovering the ABSCAM scandal that brought down six House members, a U.S. senator and 12 others in the 1970s, has died.

Outgoing Leader of Justice Department’s National Security Division Speaks out about Hackers

allan8 years ago03 mins

John Carlin, the leader of the Justice Department’s national security division, said cybersecurity has become a major focus as nation states and individuals target U.S. infrastructure and business.

Parker: Supreme Court Opens the Term with Criminal Case Arguments

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Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office. By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com The Supreme Court opens the 2016-2017 term on Monday with only 8 Justices because of the death last spring of Justice Scalia. The…

Stejskal: Robin Hood in Reverse – A $1.1 Million SCAM

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Greg Stejskal served as an FBI agent for 31 years and retired as resident agent in charge of the Ann Arbor office. By Greg Stejskal ticklethewire.com In 2005 Female Jones (not her real name), an indigent woman living in public housing in Ann Arbor, Mich., discovered she wasn’t eligible for federal housing assistance. The reason…

Orange County Register: Why FBI Should Disclose How iPhone Was Hacked

allan8 years ago03 mins

After the San Bernardino attack in December that killed 14 people and wounded 22 others, the FBI hired a private hacker to unlock the iPhone of one of the two dead terrorists.