‘Operation Legend’ Sends Federal Agents to Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee to Combat Violent Crime
Nearly 100 federal agents are headed to Cleveland, Detroit and Milwaukee as part of “Operation Legend,” a violent crime-busting initiative.
Nearly 100 federal agents are headed to Cleveland, Detroit and Milwaukee as part of “Operation Legend,” a violent crime-busting initiative.
The inspectors general of the Justice Department and Homeland Security have launched an investigations into how federal agents have used of force and detained protesters during demonstrations in Portland and Washington D.C.
Four people accused of plotting to murder a DEA task force officer were indicted by a Texas grand jury on Wednesday.
A former DEA spokesman is facing up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to posing as an undercover CIA operative to defraud government contractors out of more than $4 million.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The DEA has been given the green light to “conduct covert surveillance” and collect intelligence on people protesting the death of George Floyd, according to a two-page memorandum obtained by BuzzFeed News. Floyd’s death “has spawned widespread protests across the nation, which, in some instances, have included violence and looting,” the DEA memo…
Tim Shea, the top federal prosecutor in Washington D.C. and a former senior adviser to Attorney General, will soon be tapped to become the administration of the DEA, ABC News reports, citing an administration official.
A DEA agent and a telecommunications specialist have been suspended amid allegations that they stole person protective equipment, toilet paper and other supplies that have been in short supply amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The DEA agents arrested more than 600 people nationwide as part of a six-month investigation into members of one of the world’s fastest growing drug-trafficking organizations.