Former Detroit FBI Chief to Help State Investigation of Flint Water Crisis
“We will do our job thoroughly and let the chips fall where they may,” Schuette said in a news release.
Detroit
Read More
Officer on FBI Human Trafficking Task Force Shot and Wounded; Suspect Fatally Shot in Suburban Detroit
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — An officer on an FBI human trafficking task force was shot and wounded Friday night in the parking lot of the Detroit Marriott Southfield Hotel on Northwestern Highway in Southfield, a suburb just outside Detroit. A suspect targeted by the task officer was shot and killed, according to FBI…
Homeland Security Chief to Visit Michigan to Discuss Resettlement of Syrian Refugees
To prepare for the resettlement of Syrian and Iraqi refugees, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson plans to travel to Detroit and nearby Dearborn to discuss the issue on Wednesday.
A Chat With U.S. District Court Judge Terrence G. Berg About Being Shot During Attempted Robbery at His Detroit Home
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — Terrence G. Berg is a mild-mannered, thoughtful guy who knows plenty about crime. Before being appointed by President Barack Obama as a federal judge in 2012, he was a federal prosecutor and acting U.S. attorney in Detroit. In March, he got a first-hand account of what it’s like to…
FBI Arrests Man Suspected of Robbing an Armored Truck in Detroit
The FBI has arrested a man suspected of stealing more than $500,000 from an armored truck in Detroit’s Greektown.
New Border Patrol Leader of Laredo Section Officially Takes Helm
The Laredo Section of the Border Patrol officially has a new leader.
Detroit U.S. Attorney’s Office Takes Time Out to Celebrate Its 200th Anniversary
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — Federal court, more often than not, is a pretty serious place. But on Wednesday, judges, prosecutors, attorneys, courthouse staff and members of the media gathered on the first floor of the U.S. District Courthouse in downtown Detroit to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The crowd…
The “Dirty Politics” Behind the Imprisonment of Richard “White Boy Rick” Wershe Jr.
This Michigan Department of Corrections record shows his earliest and latest release dates as never at the bottom right. . . Vince Wade is a former investigative reporter for WXYZ and Fox 2. He now lives in California and runs Informant America, described as ” a blog about the shadowy world of law enforcement informants with particular…