D.C. police are partially crediting this sting with the record low homicide rate. The D.C. police worked with the FBI, which wired the store and ATF, which traced the guns. By Clarence Williams Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The three young men dressed in black walked into the Northeast auto body shop, talking fast,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A reputed Chicago gang member was charged Tuesday with killing an ATF informant in 2006, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. Spencer Martin, 32, a member of the Vice Lords, is accused of fatally shooting Earl Willis, 26. Willis’ body was found in a van on the city’s South side. The paper reports…
The Inspector General report simply confirms what’s already been reported and spoken of between agencies. In D.C., there clearly have been turf battles between ATF and the FBI. One of those incidents occurred in 2003 when a North Carolina man with tractor threatened to set off explosives on the Mall in Washington. And that wasn’t…
Motorcycle gangs have gotten away with murder and violence for so long. The busts are welcome news. By Andrew Clevenger The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Federal authorities arrested more than 50 members and associates of the Pagan Motorcycle Club, including its national president and vice president, accusing the national biker gang of using violence…
This is a good good initiative. We just need more of these because the violent Mexican drug cartels aren’t going away, not so long as business remains brisk. By Juan A. Lozano Associated Press Writer HOUSTON- A four-month effort to stop the flow of firearms from the U.S. to Mexican drug cartels has helped law…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) lacks coordination and is not doing nearly enough to crack down on the fraud involved in the distribution and sales of tobacco that amounts to more $5 billion in lost U.S. taxes a year and is sometimes linked to terrorism…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Undercover ATF agents learned how easy it is to get someone to rob a drug dealer during a sting they pulled off in Phoenix. The Arizona Republic reports that agents were able to get complete strangers to agree to help rob dope dealers. In the end, agents arrested 70 people. “This…
As Rodney King once said: “Can we all get along?” There has been a tradition of tension between the FBI and ATF. In Washington alone, there have been high-profile cases in which agents have from both agencies have had their differences. This report will only validate what’s already been reported, including a May 2008 report…
