FBI
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…
President Obama to Visit N.Y. To Pat FBI on Back in Latest Terrorism Case
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It certainly can’t hurt morale. President Barack Obama is headed to the Big Apple Tuesday to give a big pat on the back to the FBI for its work on the latest terrorism case involving suspect Najibullah Zazi, who is accused of plotting to kill Americans here at home,…
Suspected Killer/Rapist Joe Luis Saenz Latest Addition to FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List
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…
No Joke: Have You Heard About the Official FBI Cologne?
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…