By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — If notoriety is what you seek, Joe Luis Saenz, this is your lucky day. With the capture of three of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives since July, there’s been some openings, and Joe Luis Saenz has just been added to the list. “Starting today, and over the next…
Would J. Edgar Hoover Have Bought a bottle of “Integrity”?/fbi photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — And now for the FBI agent who has everything. The FBI Recreation Association, a non-profit organization which sells official FBI merchandise at headquarters and FBI field offices, has announced on its website that it is selling an official…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A Pittsburgh FBI agent was among 41 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2008 during arrests, tactical situations, surveillance, ambushes or domestic violence, according to an FBI report released Monday. The number of deaths marked a significant decline from 2007 when 58 officers were killed…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Back in the day, Ford ran a commercial that said: “Ford Has a Better Idea”. Chinese National Xiang Dong Yu figured that was still the case. The former product engineer for the Ford Motor Co. was indicted in the Motor City on charges that he stole trade secrets from the automaker…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Last time we checked, Texas FBI agent Lovett Leslie Ledger, who fatally shot his neighbor’s 3 pound Chihuahua named Sassy with a pellet gun, was still an FBI agent facing an internal investigation by the Office of Professional Responsibilty. That was four months ago. Well, on Tuesday the FBI…
Like out of a sci-fi movie, the FBI is using this advanced technology. It seems cool. But not everyone is cool with it, like the ACLU. Will this futuristic approach bump up against legal challenges? By MIKE BAKER Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. – In its search for fugitives, the FBI has begun using facial-recognition technology…
Stu McArthur By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Stu McArthur, an Inspector in the FBI Inspection Division at headquarters, is leaving the mothership to head up the Springfield, Ill. office as special agent in charge. He replaces Karen Spangenberg, who was recently named deputy assistant director of the Criminal Investigative Division. McArthur started his FBI…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Steven M. Martinez, the head of the FBI’s Las Vegas Division, moves further west where he’ll take over the FBI’s Los Angeles office. He replaces Salvador Martinez, who retired. “Steve’s breadth of experience in his nearly 23 years of service to the FBI makes him well-suited for this role,”…
