Paralyzed Secret Service Agent to Join Boston Marathon to Give Back
A Secret Service agent who was paralyzed in a car crash while on duty in New Hampshire in 2015 will join the throngs of runners in the Boston Marathon on Monday.
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FBI Agent Who Fatally Shot Friend of Marathon Bomber Had Troubled Past
The FBI agent who fatally shot a friend of one of the Boston Marathon bombers had a troubled past.
Defense for Marathon Bombing Suspects Grills FBI Special Agent about Evidence
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The trial for suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev continued Monday as defense attorneys grilled FBI Special Agent Kevin Swindon about his knowledge of computers and the evidence. MassLive.com reports that attorney William Fick appeared to grow agitated as Swindon struggled to answer some of his questions. Swindon was unable to…
FBI Faces $30M Lawsuit in Fatal Shooting of Ibragim Todashev in Florida
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Florida-based Muslim advocacy group is suing the FBI after an agent fatally shot Ibragim Todashev, a Chechen national who was friends with one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, The Boston Herald reports. The Council on American-Islamic Relations is suing for $30 million in the wrongful death lawsuit. “We are…
Friend of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects Plans to Plead Guilty to Lying to FBI
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A friend of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects is expected to plead guilty soon to charges of lying to the FBI and deleting information from his computer, the Associated Press reports. It wasn’t immediately clear whether Khairullozhon Matanov plans to enter guilty pleas as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors…
College Friend of Suspected Boston Marathon Bomber Convicted of Lying to FBI Task Force in Boston Marathon Probe
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com After an eight-day trial, a Boston federal jury Tuesday convicted a college friend of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, of making false statements to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. Robel Phillipos, 21, of Cambridge, Mass., was found guilty of making false statements on April 20 and April 25 in…
Jury Deliberations begin in Trial of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect’s Friend
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A jury has begun deliberating in the trial of a friend of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect. The Boston Globe reports that the fate of Robel Phillipos is now in the hands of a jury. In closing arguments, Phillipos’ attorney said the government failed to show that he “knowingly and intentionally”…
Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect’s Sister Accused of Threatening to Bomb NYC Woman
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The sister of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was arrested Monday after police say she threatened to bomb a New York City woman, Fox News reports. Ailina Tsarnaeva is accused of making the threat via telephone Monday. She been charged with aggravated harassment and is due in court Sept. 30….