By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Three FBI agents wounded during a 2008 bombing in Pakistan were among 38 FBI and other law enforcement people awarded honorary FBI medals by the director Robert S. Mueller III during a standing- room only ceremony at headquarters Friday. In all, Mueller presented 42 honorary FBI medals to the…
By Al Kamen Washington Post Columnist WASHINGTON –The FBI is interested in showing its commitment to diversity. So on its employment Web site, at http://www.fbijobs.gov/421.asp, it touts an “American Indian/Native Alaskan” initiative. Alas, the bureau is using a picture on that page of a former special agent, Elizabeth Morris, who alleges that she was retaliated…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The libido of an FBI agent in Phoenix is likely to land him in prison. Agent Joe L. Gordwin, 40, of Phoenix pleaded guilty earlier this week in U.S. District Court to wire fraud charges for carrying on an improper sexual relationship with the wife of a criminal he was investigating,…
The relationship between the FBI and the Muslim and Arab communities has been deteriorating as of late. Too bad. So much progress hasd been made in the post 9/11 era. It’s of no benefit to either side for this relationship to continue on the down slide. No benefit at all. It’s time to have constructive…
The Big 3 auto companies may have problems selling cars, but apparently this stolen car ring did not. By CNN TAMPA — There’s probably no way to describe the feeling. Joe Pirrone’s pride and joy, his F350 Super Duty turbo diesel truck, turned out to be a stolen “clone.” Joe Pirrone’s pride and joy, his…
The FBI behavioral unit at Quantico has had its hand in many cases over the years. Sometimes it has been right on and other times — not even close. It may be a science, but it’s impossible to be right all the time. BY JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Newsday Before they ever made an arrest, Nassau…
The FBI and U.S. Attorneys Office started piecing together a case against powerful ex-Sen. Vincent Fumo receipt by receipt. There were skeptics who thought they couldn’t make a case. The group of lawyers and investigators proved them wrong. Here’s how. By Emilie Lounsberry and Craig R. McCoy Inquirer Staff Writers PHILADELPHIA — It was early…
There was little doubt that there wasn’t more corruption beyond the probe into crooked ex-state Sen. Vincent Fumo. And an FBI agent proved that point with a little courtroom theatrics. It will be interesting to see how deep this goes and whether Fumo, just convicted, will cooperate and point fingers. By Craig R. McCoy and…
