Feds Bust Dozens in Calif., Colo. & Fla. Associated With “Amernian Power Gang”
Armenian Power Gang Targeted in Raid: MyFoxLA.com
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Calif. Real Estate Agent Charged With Posing as FBI Agent
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Seal Beach, Calif. woman is in big trouble for allegedly posing as an FBI agent. The Associated Press reports that Karen Elaine Hanover, who allegedly posed as an agent, had a real estate service that charged clients $30,000 to provide commercial property information. AP reported that some disenchanted clients unhappy…
Ouch! Calif. Secret Service Agent on Nancy Reagan Detail Shoots Himself at Gun Range
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The lion’s share of Secret Service agents on protective details go an entire career without getting shot. Then there’s one of the Secret Service agents who protects Nancy Reagan. The Associated Press reports that the agent accidentally shot himself in the hip Friday at the Ventura County, Calif. Sheriff’s Department shooting…
“Geezer Bandit” Continues to Frustrate FBI and Locals in Calif.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com He’s back. As serial bank robbers have done over the the many decades, the man dubbed the “Geezer Bandit” continues to frustrate the FBI and local authorities. On Friday, the “Geezer Bandit” held up his 13th bank in southern California, this time on Friday at a Bank of America branch in…
Feds Bust 2 Hackers for Stealing Emails from AT&T’s iPad Data Base; Some Famous Names Included
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com With the most modern of technology comes the most modern of crimes. Two men — one from Arkansas and another from California — were arrested Tuesday and charged in Newark, N.J. with hacking into the AT&T’s servers and stealing emails and personal info of about 120,000 Apple iPad users including such…
Border Patrol Agent Busted for Harboring Illegal Immigrants Including His Father
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A U.S. Border Patrol agent in San Ysidro, Calif., was busted Monday on charges of harboring illegal immigrants in his home including his father, who had been convicted of marijuana possession for sale and was twice deported to Mexico, Fox5 San Diego reported. The station, citing the FBI, reported that agent…
Critics Say Justice Dept. May Be Gun Shy Going After Lawmakers
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Is the Justice Department losing its nerve to go after Congress members? The New York Times reports that critics feel that way in wake of the dismissal of some high profile probes into members of Congress like Sen. John Ensign (R-Nevada) and Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.). “They’re gun-shy,” J….
Texas Guns Dealers Top U.S. Suppliers List to Mexican Cartels
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — America profits from the murderous ways of the Mexican cartels when it comes to supplying weapons. Washington Post reporters James V. Grimaldi and Sari Horwitz, in a year long investigation, uncovered the names of the top 12 U.S. gun dealers of guns traced to Mexico in the past two…