ATF Mulls Sending Agents to Chicago on Permanent Basis to Fight Crime
The ATF is considering sending agents to Chicago on permanent assignments to help curtain the deadly crime surge.
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Chicago Mayor to Trump: ‘Send More FBI, DEA, ATF Agents’
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel appears to be taking President Trump up on his offer to send in federal help to quell violence in the Windy City.
FBI Prepared to Help Chicago Combat Surge in Murders
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is prepared to help Chicago deal with the outbreak of violence in 2016, and President-elect Donald Trump said he’s prepared to listen. Sources told Fox News that the FBI wants to help the Windy City after 3,550 people were shot and 762 murdered in 2016. Sean Spicer, spokesman for…
Chicago Alderman Who Pledged to Clean Up Graft Was Indicted on Corruption Charges
Willie Cochran, a Chicago alderman who pledged to clean up corruption, was indicted Wednesday for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars in charitable donations for poor children and seniors.
FBI: Murders Surged in U.S. in 2015, While Violent Crime Rose Nearly 4%
Murders surged 10% in 2015 over the previous year, while violent crime rose nearly 4% in the same time period, according to the FBI’s annual crime report.
Report: ‘The ATF Is Discriminating on the Basis of Race’ During Stings
The ATF singled out black people and Latinos while conducting controversial stings in Chicago, according to a report released by the Justice Department.
John Brown Named SAC of the FBI’s Administrative Branch in Los Angeles
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com John Brown, assistant special agent in charge at the FBI’s Chicago office, has been named special agent in charge of the Administrative Branch for the Los Angles Division, the FBI announced. He assumes the new post at the end of October. Brown joined the FBI in 1999 and was first assigned…
Judge Doesn’t Budge on Lowering Blagojevich’s Sentence Despite Apology and Daughters’ Tears
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Rod Blagojevich and his family hoped that a federal judge in Chicago on Tuesday would reduce the ex-Illinois governor’s 14-year sentence during a resentencing hearing. But that didn’t happen. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Blago’s young daughters wept openly in the front row of a federal courtroom and clutched their mom….