By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Fred Phelps, the founder of the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church, was no stranger to the FBI. In fact, The Hill reports that Phelps was “well known to the FBI,” according to his newly released 250-page bureau file. Phelps, who died in March 2014, first came on the FBI’s radar in 1967…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The FBI on Friday released about 3,600 pages on the late Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, about 2,700 of which were from media reports. The files included complaints received by the FBI Anchorage office alleging “instances of Stevens being involved in corruption or other illegal activities” and Stevens accepting free…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – In a rare move, the family of Edward M. Kennedy will be allowed to raise objections before thousand of pages of the late Senator’s FBI file are released, the Boston Globe reports. The paper reports that the the FBI is providing the “uncommon” opportunity so that the privacy rights…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kerry plans to introduce legislation requiring the FBI to release more records relating to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the Boston Globe is reporting. The bill would require that all the files be “located, reviewed, and released by a review board at the National Archives similar to…
Ulrich Boser, editor of the website The Open Case, could be in for some interesting reading if the FBI doesn’t redact too much. By Ulrich Boser The Open Case What does the FBI have on Ted Kennedy? A lot, apparently. I filed a FOIA to get any documents related to the lion of the Senate…
Someone should have saved these historical records. It’s a shame the records are gone. Fortunately the memory of Walter Cronkite can’t be destroyed. By Matt Kelley USA TODAY WASHINGTON — The FBI destroyed its files on former CBS News anchorman Walter Cronkite two years ago under a policy that has been criticized by researchers for…
