By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — At a high-profile Justice Department press conference Tuesday, FBI Director Robert Mueller was no where to be seen when officials discussed the arrest of the Times Square car bomb suspect. In his place, was his deputy director John Pistole, who stood along side a host of high-ranking federal officials…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — FBI agent Robert Anderson, Jr. is leaving headquarters to take on the job as special agent in charge of Intelligence Division for the Washington field office, the agency announced Thursday. Anderson has been the chief of the Counterespionage Section in the Counterintelligence Division at FBI headquarters. Anderson started his…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It’s not surprising that some politicians on the Hill — including Sens. John McCain and Joseph Lieberman — started to loudly complain the other day when they learned the FBI read Times Square car bomber Faisal Shahzad his Miranda rights. And it’s not surprising the government has been hesitant…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The talk among law enforcement on Wednesday was that the New York police were trying to distance themselves and blame the FBI for losing the surveillance of car bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad. The media was also pointing to it as a flaw in what still remains a remarkable case…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The FBI surveillance of the Times Square car bomber broke down, allowing the suspect to spend more than three hours at JFK airport unwatched Monday while he waited to board a plane to Dubai, with the ultimate destination being Pakistan, Newsweek is reporting. Newsweek reported that Faisal Shahzad arrived…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The 30-year-old Faisal Shahzad admitted after his arrest Monday night that he brought the Nissan Pathfinder to Times Square on Saturday and tried to detonate it, according to an FBI affivadit unsealed Tuesday afternoon. The affidavit, part of criminal complaint, also stated that Shahzad admitted getting bomb training in…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com After making an arrest late Monday night in the New York car bomb case, the FBI continued to investigate whether other people or an organization, possibly overseas, were involved. “The investigation remains very much ongoing, and the dedicated agents, detectives, and prosecutors on this case will continue to follow every lead…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — In a practice that has long been a contentious issue, a Justice Department advisory committee is reviewing the FBI practice of memorializing interviews with suspects in handwritten notes rather than recordings, the website Main Justice is reporting. The website reported that the issue has become pronounced since an increasing…
