By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The FBI is alleging that a Georgia cop tipped off drug dealers about an upcoming raid by the bureau, charges that the cop says are untrue, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Gabriel Hoskins III, the police officer, plead not guilty to the charges on Thursday, but was placed on supervised release…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Seven Atlanta men, who were busted in a major crackdown on guns and drugs, have been sentenced, ATF announced Tuesday. Sentences ranged from 12 months to 151 months. The men were among 49 defendants indicted in Atlanta, the result of an undercover ATF investigation that was known as “ATL Blaze.” Undercover…
Greg Stejskal served as an FBI agent for 31 years and retired as resident agent in charge of the Ann Arbor office. By Greg Stejskal ticklethewire.com This is a Christmas story, but it really began just before Thanksgiving in 1987, at the Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta. The Cuban inmates had rioted and had taken…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com For singles who have their doubts about Internet dating; Meet Mitchell Gross, aka fiction author Mitchell Graham. The feds in Atlanta on Thursday announced the indictment of the 61-year-old on charges of wire fraud and money laundering after he allegedly duped at least two women he met on a Jewish dating…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Scott Sweetow, who began his career with ATF in 1990 in Los Angeles, has been named special agent in charge of the agency’s Atlanta division. Sweetow spent several years assigned in the Arson and Explosives group, and served as a Certified Explosives Specialist. His duties included being part of ATF’s elite…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Javaris Crittenton, who was suspended by the NBA in a gun incident in Washington in 2009, was not the most sought after player in the league. But now he feels more wanted — by the FBI that is. The Associated Press reports that the FBI is helping Atlanta and Los Angeles…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A non-profit website based in Atlanta that partners with the FBI and other organizations, and tracks cyber-crimes, was shut down Sunday after it was hacked, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The paper reported that InfraGard Atlanta, which partners with local business, government, academic security experts and the FBI, was hacked late last…
By Allan Lengel For The Daily A 67-year-old federal judge jailed after a crime spree involving drugs, guns and a prostitute was freed Monday after serving just three weeks. Judge Jack T. Camp, Jr, a Ronald Reagan appointee, agreed to a plea deal, but many in the legal community believe Camp got off easy. The…
