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Denver FBI Chief Says Obama Phone Call Was Huge Morale Boost
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — President Obama is getting some plus points for going out of his way to congratulate FBI agents in New York and Denver involved in the latest terrorism case linked to suspect Najibullah Zazi. Early last week, he visted the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force in N.Y. to congratulate them…
FBI Rescues 52 kids from Prostitution and Arrests 60 Pimps
By Caitlin Osborne ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The FBI announced Monday that it had rescued 52 children involved in underage prostitution over the past three days and arrested nearly 700 people including 60 pimps. Dubbed “Operation Cross Country IV”, the FBI said it teamed up with local and state police law enforcement and the National Center…
Inspector Gen. Report Says FBI and ATF Sometimes Race to Be First to Explosive Scene
The Inspector General report simply confirms what’s already been reported and spoken of between agencies. In D.C., there clearly have been turf battles between ATF and the FBI. One of those incidents occurred in 2003 when a North Carolina man with tractor threatened to set off explosives on the Mall in Washington. And that wasn’t…
International Crime Boss Added to FBI Top Ten Most Wanted List
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Semion Mogilevich, an international crime boss and Ukrainian businessman suspected of contract murder, weapons and drug trafficking, high-end corporate fraud and extortion, joins Osama bin Laden on the elite FBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted List. The FBI said Mogilevich is suspected of being involved in a multi-million dollar scheme…
Mexican Man Gets 3 Years for Beating FBI Agents in New Mexico Train Robbery
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Mexican man has learned the hard way not to press his luck, particularly when it comes to physically beating FBI agents who suffered serious, but non-life threatening injuries. Juan Jose Magallanes Torres of Anapara, Mexico, was originally charged with being part of a gang that beat two FBI agents in…
