FBI Probing Arabic Writing on Dozens of Southwest Airline Planes
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Computer Hackers Indicted in Calif., Ariz. and Ohio
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Some have been called criminals and troublemakers, some freedom fighters and political activists. Now, three can assuredly be called indicted. Two computer hackers affiliated with the hacking collectives LulzSec and Anonymous have been arrested by the FBI, reports Fox News. Cody Kretsinger, 23, was charged in Phoenix with conspiracy and the…
FBI-LAPD Homicide Operation Chalking Up Dozens of Arrests
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A joint FBI-Los Angles Police operation aimed a cutting a backlog of gang-related killings is showing some results, the Los Angeles Times reports. The paper reports that the joint operation, which began in July 1 and ends Sept. 30, has resulted in 43 homicide arrests. And the paper reported that the…
An FBI Raid, a Suicide Kit and Egg on the Face of an Oregon Police Department
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ooops. The oops began when the FBI in San Diego notified the Springfield, Or. cops that a man in that community had purchased a suicide kit from a 91-year-old retired science teacher in California. The FBI had raided the California woman’s home four months ago and then started — although belatedly…
FBI Dir. Robert Mueller Meets in Pakistan With Interior Minister
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III visited Pakistan Wednesday, the country where Osama bin Laden took refuge and was killed by the American military in May, the Associated Press reported. The visit comes as tension mounts over the U.S. demands that Pakistan crack down on Afghan militants hiding out in Pakistan,…
Ten Year Anniversary of Anthrax Attacks; Congressman Holt Still Not Satisfied With FBI Probe
By Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) Ashbury Park Press Ten years ago, America was a nation shaken by grief and terror. Nearly 3,000 people had perished in the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in the thwarted attack on the Capitol. Federal authorities were warning the public that additional al-Qaida “sleeper cells”…
Keith L. Bennett named FBI Assist. Director of the Inspection Division
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Keith L. Bennett, deputy assistant director for the FBI’s Training Division, is getting a bump up to assistant director of the agency’s Inspection Division, the FBI announced Wednesday. Bennett began his career as an FBI special agent in 1987 and was initially assigned to the Salt Lake City Division, where…
Former Leaders of FBI, DEA Urge Stricter Privacy Laws in GPS Tracking
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The tension between effective law enforcement and personal privacy is always present to some degree, but has certainly intensified in the decade following 9/11. Now, a bipartisan group including former FBI and DEA leaders are calling for new safeguards to protect individuals’ personal privacy. The Constitution Project, a D.C.-based think tank,…