Steve Neavling ticklethewire.come An ATF agent accused of witness tampering was cleared of charges, WRAL reports. U.S. District Judge James Fox dismissed the witness-tampering charges Tuesday against Raleigh, N.C. ATF agent Mike Fanelly, saying prosecutors failed to provide sufficient evidence. Fanelly will retain his job. A grand jury had charged that he interfered with…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An ATF supervisor in the Seattle office has stepped down after a paid informant sexually abused and imprisoned a woman while working for the agency, The Seattle Times reports. Special Agent Jim Contreras came under fire after The Seattle Times revealed that he hired informant Joshua Allan Jackson, who had a lengthy…
Robert J. Nieves is a partner in the firm BERG Associates. He retired from DEA in 1995 as the chief of international operations. By Robert J. Nieves Washington Times Anyone who has spent time in Washington knows government runs on process. There is a procedure for everything, and this is especially true in federal law enforcement,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Joe Allen, a former federal prosecutor in Detroit, has been named acting Assistant Director of Public & Governmental Affairs for ATF in Washington, an agency that has had its share of public relations problems in wake of its Operation Fast and Furious. Allen, who replaces Gregory K. Gant, will head up…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal whistleblower in the scandal known as Operation Fast and Furious says in an interview with Fox News he’s “disheartened and disappointed” by the follow-up investigations. ATF Special Agent John Dodson said he’s frustrated with the government’s response to his February 2011 complaints, which revealed that ATF was encouraging gun dealers…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Feds are investigating the discovery of at least three flashlight bombs — flashlights designed to explode — found recently in the Phoenix area, CBS news reports ATF officials are puzzled by the flashlight bombs that have injured five people recently. Unclear who is behind the small bombs, local police are erecting 22…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Buffalo Police feel duped after hiring an officer who was accused of overseeing a major marijuana grow operation and had worked as an FBI informant before his hire, the Buffalo News reports. Jorge Melendez became an FBI informant in New York after a wire tap caught him talking to drug dealers, police…
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Linda Griego of Colorado has filed a lawsuit against the ATF for entering her home without a warrant and threatening her and her 8-year-old son, Colby Frias, reports the WND. Griego was already cautious about opening the door to her apartment due to a restraining order against her estranged ex-husband when a…
