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President Obama’s Close Friend Considered a “Hostile Witness” by Justice Department
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One of President Obama’s closest friends is not cooperating in a federal investigation, prompting the Justice Department to seek Dr. Eric E. Whitaker as a “hostile witness,” the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Prosecutors filed the motion Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Springfield, where a Chicago businessman, Leon Dingle Jr., is on…
Head of DEA’s Chicago Office Headed to Washington D.C. for No. 3 Job
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Jack Riley, the head of the DEA’s Chicago division, is headed to a top post in Washington D.C., the Associated Press reports. The 56-year-old, who has shed light on the influence of Mexican cartels on the Midwest, has been named the DEA’s chief of operations. The No. 3 post at the…
FBI Sends 65 Agents into High-Crime Areas of Chicago to Crack Down on Gangs
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has dispatched 65 agents across high-crime areas of Chicago to help crackdown on gang crime, Sneed reports. “This is a new tactic the FBI is using in fighting crime,” an FBI spokeswoman said, “by working in a concentrated area and a concentrated time on the street — although the FBI has…
Chicago Gets Additional ATF Agents to Quell Outbreak in Gun Violence
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Chicago is getting seven more ATF agents to help quell an outbreak violence, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The decision was made recently by Attorney General Eric Holder, who had met with the Chicago mayor. The Windy City now has 52 ATF agents. “They wanted to bring more resources to Chicago to combat…
Robert J. Shields Becomes Head of FBI’s Milwaukee Office
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Robert J. Shields, who began his FBI career as a special agent in Chicago, is the newest head of the FBI’s Milwaukee office. The Associated Press reports that Shields, who most recently served as chief inspector at FBI headquarters, officially began his job Monday. He replaces Teresa Carlson, who was moved to…
Hapless Traveler on Crutches or Drug Peddler? Man Blows Cover with Fake Cast That Contained Kilo of Cocaine
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com At first glance, Daniel Ramirez looked like a hapless taveller on crutches. But when the 21-year-old was on a train traveling from California to Chicago, DEA task force officers said he looked nervous and suspicious, The Smoking Gun reports. More alarming, his cast was “uneven in texture, size and shaping not consistent…