By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Who says the Cold War is over? The FBI said Monday that it had arrested 10 people for allegedly spying for Russia in the U.S., the Associated Press reported. The new service said the goal was to penetrate U.S. government policy making circles. The Associated Press reported that court papers show…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Members of the Justice Department, FBI and DEA in Afghanistan are getting a first hand look at corruption and how certain citizens are being protected from prosecution and arrest, the Washington Post reports. The Post reports that the Afghanistan government has repeatedly derailed criminal investigations of connected citizens. The U.S. investigators…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Two men posing as FBI agents robbed a 31-year-old man early Sunday morning in Lincoln, Neb., authorities said, according to the news website 1011Now.com. Lincoln police said the man was walking down the street arouned 2:30 a.m. when the two men confronted him and asked to see his wallet, the website…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Timothy Murphy, the FBI’s number three person, will fill in for John Pistole, the number two person, and is a likely candidate to take over that spot permanently, sources familiar with the situation tell ticklethewire.com. Pistole will be leaving the FBI to head up the the Transportation Security Administration. The U.S….
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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Shawn Henry, who heads the FBI’s D.C. field office, wants to be more transparent, particularly when it comes to briefing the private sector on such matters as cyberterrorism and other threats, according to an interview with the Associated Press. “I want to walk up to the line,” Henry, 48, told AP….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Janice Fedarcyk, one of the names that had been circulating as a prospect to head the New York FBI, has been named to that post. She is the first female to head that office. Fedarcyk currently heads up the Philadelphia FBI. Agent Richard Kolko, a spokesman for the N.Y. office, confirmed…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants to look at the written reports on President Obama’s interviews with the FBI and prosecutors in his case, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The Sun-Times reports that the Blago defense team has filed a motion asking for the reports, claiming court testimony by government witness John Harris contradicts…
