ATF Finds Homemade Napalm During Meth Raid
ATF discusses Napalm found in meth bust: fox10tv.com
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Operation Smoke Screen Nets Over 100 Charges
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com More than 100 people were busted for a host of gun, drug and burglary charges in an operation run by ATF and local Macon, Ga. authorities known as “Operation Smoke Screen”, reports reports WJBF. The federal indictments charged 24 individuals with firearms offenses and another 85 defendants with with burglary, theft,…
Motions Alleging ATF Racism Given More Time
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A Wichita federal judge has granted more time for motions related to charges that a federal firearms sting was racially motivated, reports LJWorld.com. Defense lawyers are seeking to drop charges against black defendants charged in the ATF investigation, claiming the charges were racially motivated. At least 43 of 51 defendants in…
ATF to Ditch the Blackberry
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com By Bye Blackberry. Daid Saleh Rauf of Politico reports that ATF plans to ditch the Blackberry phone “largely in favor of the iPhone.” “We’re going to delete the BlackBerry from the mix,” Rick Holgate, ATF’s chief information officer, said in an interview, according to Politico. To read more click here.
Feds Join Investigation of Vegas Mosque Fire
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Federal authorities have joined in on an investigation into a fire at the construction site of a cemetery and funeral home intended to serve the Islamic community in Las Vegas, reports the Las Vegas Sun. But the leader of the Islamic Society of Nevada does not believe the fire was the result of…
Uzbekistan Man Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges in Ala. and Threatening to Kill Pres. Obama in Fed Sting
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Alabama isn’t exactly considered a hotbed of terrorism activity. But on Friday, an Uzbek national living in the U.S. pleaded in Birmingham, Ala., to providing material support to terrorist activities and threatening to kill President Obama — all as part of a federal sting. Ulugbek Kodirov, 22, of Uzbekistan, becomes…
Baltimore Co. Man Gets 8 Years for Threatening to Kill an ATF Task Force Officer
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A Baltimore County man was sentenced to eight years on Tuesday for threatening to kill an ATF task force officer, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore said. After prison, Allen Shepperd, 38, will be on supervised release for three years. According to Shepperd’s plea agreement, the Baltimore County Police Department and…
Dem Staff Report Says Top Justice Officials Did Not Give Green Light for Fast and Furious
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A report issued late Monday night by the Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform tries to debunk suggestions by Republicans that high level appointees at the Justice Department conceived and directed the very flawed ATF Operation Fast and Furious. It places the blame for the operation squarely…