Senate Report Cites ‘Inferior’ Whistleblower Protections for FBI Agents
The FBI has a habit of punishing its own whistleblowers.
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FBI Investigates Connecticut City to Determine Whether Superstorm Sandy Funds Were Misused
The FBI is investigating whether Milford, Conn., officials misused millions of federal dollars to help clean up the damage from Superstorm Sandy.
School Administrator Who Defrauded Chicago Public Schools Accused of Similar Crimes in Detroit
A former Detroit Public Schools official who pleaded guilty last month to defrauding schools in Chicago is accused of illegally steering a $40 million book deal to DPS.
FBI Agent Admits He Tipped Off Media About Raid on Chaka Fattah Jr.’s Home
An FBI agent admitted from the witness stand Wednesday that he leaked information on the raid on Chaka Fattah Jr.’s home in Philadelphia
FBI Gives Bad Advice on How to Avoid Fraud with New Microchip Credit Cards
When it comes to new technology to crack down on fraud, law enforcement sometimes offers the wrong advice.
Bentley-Driving Preacher Convicted of Using Day Care Grants to Fuel Lavish Lifestyle
A federal jury on Wednesday convicted a Bentley-driving preacher on 13 counts of wire fraud, mail fraud and lying to the FBI.
DEA Agent Sentenced to 2 Years for Using Fraudulently Issued Government Credit Cards
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A DEA agent was sentenced to two years in prison Monday after using fraudulently issued government credit cards to steal more than $113,000 from JPMorgan Chase & Co. Keenya Meshell Banks, 41, of Maryland, was earlier convicted of wire fraud. Banks was a program manager for the DEA and was responsible…
Former DEA Agent Indicted For Fraud in a Case In Which He Posed as an FBI Agent
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A former DEA agent has been charged with fraud in a scheme in which he allegedly posed as an active FBI agent and helped a person who posed as a former federal prosecutor defraud a man who enlisted their help to recover money in a fraud scheme. David Garcia Herrera, 70,…