Governor: Connecticut to Ban People on No-Fly List from Buying Guns
Connecticut is about to become the first state to ban people on the federal no-fly list from buying guns, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced today.
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FBI Investigates Connecticut City to Determine Whether Superstorm Sandy Funds Were Misused
The FBI is investigating whether Milford, Conn., officials misused millions of federal dollars to help clean up the damage from Superstorm Sandy.
Another Bizarre Twist in 25-Year-Old Art Heist Involving Aging Gangster
As a result, the FBI terminated its cooperation agreement with the Robert Gentile.
FBI Director Comey Tells Police How to Join Dialogue about Race
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Director James Comey met privately with Connecticut police chiefs Tuesday and encouraged them to become a part of the dialogue about policing and race, the Associated Press reports. Comey described the discussion as productive but declined to discuss specifics. “As you would expect in the Nutmeg State, it was a…
FBI Billboards in Connecticut Urge Motorists to ‘Report Corruption Now!’
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Billboards have helped the FBI capture bank robbers, rapists and murderers. So why not corrupt politicians? The ctpost.com reports that the FBI has posted billboards in scandal-plagued cities in Connecticut, like Bridgeport, Waterbury and Hartford, to encourage residents to “Report corruption now!” The FBI said the billboards were posted because advertising…
Questions Linger a Year After Woman Fatally Shot by Secret Service in Washington D.C.
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A year after Secret Service agents fatally shot Mariam Carey in Washington D.C., many of the circumstances leading to her death remain a mystery, Gawker reports. The 34-year-old dental hygienist from Connecticut made a U-turn at a White House checkpoint before she was gunned down by the Secret Service and Capitol…
FBI Agent in Connecticut Alleges Abuses, Mismanagement in Lawsuit Claiming Retaliation
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI agent in Connecticut claims in a lawsuit that he was retaliated against after complaining that he was passed over for a supervisory position, the New Haven Register reports. Agent Kurt Siuzdak, a lawyer and 17-year veteran of the FBI, said the Connecticut office is dysfunctional and managed by fear….
New Head of FBI’s Connecticut Office Pledges to Make Public Corruption Top Priority
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Patricia M. Ferrick, the new head of the FBI in Connecticut, said Wednesday that a top priority is cracking down on public corruption, the Associated Press reports. “You have to look for corruption to find it,” Ferrick said Wednesday during an interview in her office with The Associated Press. “It doesn’t walk…