A young son wanted to help his overworked dad who was an FBI agent. So he secretly wrote J. Edgar Hoover to get help. The rest is a very amusing story. By Anthony Edward Schiappa Jr. Washington Post Sunday Magazine I grew up revering two men: J. Edgar Hoover and my dad. I was elated…
The FBI has been talking to some Pro-Life folks who happen to be Pro-Death — at least when it comes to abortion doctors. Were there more people involved in this slaying? By Judy L. Thomas McClatchy/Tribune News KANSAS CITY, Mo. – — The list of those visiting and communicating with the man accused of killing…
This should be an interesting case. The judge is taking this serious and has scheduled a hearing on the matter. But is it enough to dismiss criminal charges? By MARY FLOOD Houston Chronicle HOUSTON — Lawyers for two developers accused of bribing a city official are seeking to have their entire criminal case tossed out…
The FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office should get credit for being this aggressive in investigating the police shootings of civilians in New Orleans. By Brendan McCarthy New Orleans Times-Picayune NEW ORLEANS — Federal agents this week raided the office of the New Orleans Police Department homicide division, seizing the files and computer hard drives of…
FBI Agent Debra Mack By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Debra Mack, the first African American female to head the FBI Mobile, Ala., office, is stepping down under a cloud of controversy. WKRG tv reports that Mack had been the subject of a two-year internal investigation involving a high ranking local politician. A source tells…
It’s nice to leave mark in your life. Jim Ingram did just that. By Jerry Mitchell Jackson Clarion-Ledger JACKSON, Miss. — Retired FBI agent Jim Ingram, who investigated civil rights killings and once led the state’s Department of Public Safety, died Sunday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 77. On his death…
Sure it seems dangerous for a bank teller to track down a bank robber. But it also seems unfair to fire someone for doing that. If banks are so obsessed with sound policy, why did they get involved in so many reckless home loans and sub-prime mortgages? By Jennifer Sullivan Seattle Times SEATTLE — Jim…
Bobby DeLaughter was a hero and did great things as a prosecutor. Will this erase his legacy? By Jerry Mitchell Jackson Clarion Ledger ABERDEEN, Miss. – He wore the suit of an acclaimed prosecutor before donning the robe of a well-respected judge. Now Bobby DeLaughter expects to wear the uniform of a prison inmate. Hours…
