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FBI Investigating Columbus Mayor Over Questionable Real Estate Deal
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has launched an investigation into the Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman in the midst of a bribery scandal, WBNS-10 reports. The investigation involves a 2010 real estate deal. The questions by the FBI centered around the sale of the mayor’s home, where she lived with his wife and their…
Kevin Oaks, Chief of Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley Sector, Retires
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The head of Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley Sector announced Thursday that he is retiring. The Monitor reports that Kevin W. Oaks spent his last day on the job Thursday following three decades with the federal agency. Oaks’ former positions included operations division chief in Washington D.C., chief patrol agent of…
Albuquerque Journal: DEA’s Cash Seizure Needs Outside Investigation
By Editorial Board Albuquerque Journal A friendly “meet and greet” with a DEA agent in Albuquerque could result in what looks a lot like highway robbery – if the agent doesn’t like what you have to say or how you say it. If you refuse to consent to a search of your luggage, well, there’s…
Former Boston Cop Admits to Lying to FBI During Drug Investigation
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A veteran Boston police officer who lied to the FBI is resigning as part of a plea agreement that would prevent him from going to jail, the Boston Herald reports. David Michael Fitzgerald, 49, admitted making false statements to the FBI on April 27 while agents investigated a street-level drug dealer….
New Leader Takes Over Busy Yuma Sector of Border Patrol
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol’s busy Yuma Sector has a new leader. On Tuesday, Anthony Porvaznik was named the Yuma Sector chief patrol agent and was sworn in during a ceremony in which his mission was made clear: “Protect America.” “I do not expect infallibility nor perfection,” Border Patrol Chief Michael Fisher said during…
FBI Joins Investigation of Possible Serial Killer in Small Ohio Town
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In just over a year, six women have vanished from a small Ohio town. Four of them have been found dead, ABC News reports. Now the FBI is coming to help the town of Chillcothe investigate the string of disappearances and murders. Most of the victims were mothers in their 20s…
Chinese Hackers Steal Personnel Data from Alarming Number of FBI Agents
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Chinese cyber-thieves penetrated an alarming number of FBI agents’ personnel files during several bold breaches that Newsweek reports have “potentially dangerous national security implications.” The FBI is now tasked with investigating the massive breach of federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) computers and will be assisted by Homeland Security. It’s not…