By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A California cop assigned to a DEA task force was indicted for taking a $2,500 bribe from a defense attorney, the U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles announced Monday. Rialto, Calif. Police Officer Aaron Scott Vigil, 41, of Highland, Calif., along with criminal defense attorney Lawrence Anthony Witsoe, 67, of Mission Viejo,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In Aspen, Colo., the scenic skiing area and playground for the rich, all is not well between the DEA and the local sheriff. The Aspen Times reports that the strain and distrust between the DEA and the Pitkin County Sheriff Joe DiSalvo of Aspen was addressed in a private meeting Wednesday…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com James T. Akagi, an assistant special agent in charge of the Oklahoma City DEA office, and a 25-year veteran of the agency, has been named the new police chief for Oak Ridge, Tenn. Oak Ridge city manager Mark Watson said Akagi, 49, began his career with the DEA in 1986, and…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The prospect of a government shutdown over the budget is causing some unease at the Justice Department, which includes the FBI, DEA and ATF. “Should it become necessary to implement our contingency plans, you will receive notice from your manager no later than Friday April 8th regarding the designation…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The DEA and Guatemala authorities on Wednesday nabbed Guatemala’s reputed top drug trafficker who was wanted on cocaine charges in Florida, the Associated Press reported. AP reported that Juan Ortiz Lopez and two other suspects were arrested at a house in the western city of Quetzaltenango. Guatemala’s Minister Carlos Menocal said…
By Allan Lengel ticklethwire.com A high-profile Boston attorney who has represented mobsters and some big name clients was charged Wednesday with money laundering that included taking payments from an undercover DEA agent posing as a drug dealer from the Dominican Republic. Authorities charged that attorney Robert A. George, 56, of Westwood, Mass., helped conceal $225,000…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A man once accused of stabbing Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce was sentenced Thursday in Boston federal court to 30 years in prison for attempting to kill a DEA informant, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Trevor A. Watson, 44, of Boston, was found guilty in December in U.S. District Court in…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — One of the reasons David Simons’ critically acclaimed HBO show “The Wire” was so realistic was because it had folks like Felicia “Snoop” Pearson — who murdered someone in real life– playing the role of a tom-boy, drug assassin. On Thursday, Pearson –who according to the Washington Post’s Reliable…
