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Robert Holley, Head of Chicago’s FBI Field Office, Plans to Retire, Join Private Sector
Office plans to retire in late August following 20 years with the bureau.
Man Charged in Border Patrol Agent’s Death Agrees to Plead Guilty As Part of Sentencing Deal
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A man charged in the death of a Border Patrol agent won’t face the death penalty as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors, The Arizona Daily Star reports. Rosario Burboa-Alvarez agreed to plead guilty Monday in the first-degree murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry. The sentencing recommendation calls for…
FBI Busts ‘Largest-known Computer Hacking’ of Its Kind with 9 Arrests
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Calling it the “largest-known computer hacking security fraud scheme,” the FBI charged nine people in indictments unsealed Tuesday that allege nine people managed to break into three newswires to access yet-to-be press release about financial information. The FBI reports that the international scheme netted its participants $30 million in illegal profits….
Six Men on No-Fly List Want Judge to Examine FBI’s Terrorism Assessments
How does the FBI decide who goes on the no-fly list?
Inforum: FBI Office in North Dakota Is ‘Unsettling Sign of Changing Times’
The establishment of an FBI office in Williston, N.D., is a tangible, if somewhat unsettling, sign of changing times.
Former Heroic FBI Agent Who Saved Lives During Bank Robbery Dies
Toy Fuson, a former FBI agent who saved the lives of several officers during a tense bank robbery, has died.
TSA Alarmed by Discovery of Real Gun the Size of a Keychain
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The TSA has dealt with a record number of gun seizures at airports, but the latest discovery is one of the most unique and disturbing. Patch reports that security found a real gun the size a key chain and seized the weapon. “It is a very tiny gun, but it is…
Federal Investigation Targets Baseball Clubs That Sign Cuban Defectors
A federal investigation into the smuggling of Cuban baseball players to the U.S. is targeting MLB team officials.