DEA Internal Memo Identifies 3 Agents Killed in Afghanistan Helicopter Crash
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A DEA internal memo has identified the names of three agents who were killed in Afghanistan Monday in a helicopter crash that also claimed the lives of seven U.S. Service members. The helicopter had…
Ex-FBI Dir. Louis Freeh Gets Italian Citizenship
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Ex-FBI Director Louis J. Freeh, the tough American G-Man , is going Italian — all the way. In a ceremony at the Italian Embassy in Washington, Freeh was given Italian citizenship, according to the embassy website. Freeh, who headed the FBI for eight years, “acquired his Italian citizenship in…
Secret Service Agent Maurice Martineau Who Testified on Kennedy Assassination Dies in Ill. at Age 95
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Maurice G. “Marty” Martineau, a U.S. Secret Service agent from 1941 to 1972, who coordinated security at the 1968 Democratic Convention and testified before Congress on the Kennedy Assassination, has died at age 95, the Chicago Tribune reported on Sunday. During his 31-year career, Martineau protected every president from Franklin D….
Bosnia Prosecutor Likely to Get U.S. Atty. Post in Utah
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — David Schwendiman, a war crimes prosecutor in Bosnia, is expected to get the nomination from President Obama for the U.S. Attorney post in Utah, the Salt Lake Tribune is reporting. Citing political and legal insiders, the paper said Schwendiman will likely replace his former boss U.S. Attorney Brett Tolman…
FBI’s Stu McArthur Leaves the Mothership to Head Springfield, Ill. Office
Stu McArthur By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Stu McArthur, an Inspector in the FBI Inspection Division at headquarters, is leaving the mothership to head up the Springfield, Ill. office as special agent in charge. He replaces Karen Spangenberg, who was recently named deputy assistant director of the Criminal Investigative Division. McArthur started his FBI…