Secret Service Agents Who Sacrifice Their Lives to Protect the President Are Working without Pay
The men and women who have sworn to sacrifice their own lives to protect the president are not receiving paychecks under the government shutdown.
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DEA Agent Accused of Helping Drug Cartel Was Denied Bond Because of ‘Double Life’
A former police officer accused of joining the DEA so he could protect a Puerto Rican drug cartel was ordered to stay behind bars Monday until his September trial.
Inspector General Clears DEA Official of Anonymous Allegations in South America
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Office of Inspector General has officially cleared DEA official Richard Dobrich of wrongdoing. He retired in October as the Senior Executive Service Regional Director of DEA’s Andean Region (Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela). The ordeal began when the DEA received an anonymous complaint in August alleging Dobrich directed Colombian drivers working for…
A Detroit DEA Agent Talks About A Case That Became the Subject of the Clint Eastwood film, ‘The Mule’
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — In 2011, Kent Kleinschmidt, an agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration, headed an enforcement group in the Detroit office that was investigating ties between a local drug organization and the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico led by the notorious Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. The case eventually lead to some serious…
DEA Agent Indicted on Charges of Decade-Long Affiliation with Deadly Drug Gang
A sweeping federal indictment alleges a DEA agent began working with a gang a decade ago while he was a police officer in Illinois and continued the work while at the drug agency’s Chicago field office.
2 DEA Agents, 8 Sheriff’s Deputies Taken to Hospital for Fentanyl Exposure in Ohio
Two DEA agents and eight sheriff’s deputies were taken to a hospital in Ohio early Wednesday after they were exposed to the powerful opioid, fentanyl.
Opinion Column By DEA Agent: Cowardly Anonymity, False Accusations, Betrayal, Lost Leadership and Tabloid News
Richard Dobrich is the Senior Executive Service Regional Director of DEA’s Andean Region (Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela) and a former Navy SEAL. He is scheduled to retire from DEA at the end of the month. The column is in response to an Associated Press story that reported that DEA had received an anonymous complaint alleging…
Motorola Solutions Foundation Donates $30,000 to DEA Fund To Help Families
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Motorola Solutions Foundation has donated $30,000 to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Survivors Benefit Fund (DEASBF), which provides educational and line-of-duty death benefits to the families of DEA’s fallen. The Motorola foundation is a charitable arm of Motorola Solutions, Inc. “The DEASBF is very appreciative for the generous donation by the Motorola Solutions…