Border Patrol Agent, 4 Others Charged in Murder of Man Who Was Decapitated
The defendants are lodged in the Cameron County jail without bond.
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LA Times Editorial: Indictment of L.A. County Undersheriff Holds Highest Officias Accountable
By Editorial Board Los Angeles Times The encouraging message in the indictment Thursday of former Los Angeles County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka on charges of obstructing an FBI investigation into the jails is that wrongdoers at the highest level of county government will be held accountable. The indictments of Tanaka and former Capt. William “Tom” Carey,…
New York State Senator Charged with Lying to FBI; Son Also Indicted
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com State Sen. Thomas W. Libous and his son Matthew were indicted Tuesday on separate charges, the New York Times reports. Sen. Libous, 61, of Birmingham was charged with lying to federal agents, while his son was charged with filing false tax returns. Libous, who first won a seat in the Senate in…
Ex-Former Border Patrol Agent Indicted for Second Time Over Proceeds from Cocaine Operation
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former U.S. Border Patrol agent has been indicted – for the second time in a superseding indictment. Raimundo Borjas was issued with a revised indictment that charges whim with 10 counts of money laundering on top of the original charges of trying to avoid detection of deposited funds, the Arizona Daily…
Charges Against U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm Put Spotlight on His 11-Year FBI Career
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, who was indicted on fraud and other charges this week, served as an FBI agent for 11 years, spending about half of that time investigating financial corruption, the Wall Street Journal reports. Grimm’s congressional biography states that he worked in the New York FBI office from 1995 to…
Nude Pictures on Revenge-Porn Site Leads to 2 Arrests for Hacking, Other Charges
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Hunter Moore, who once operated the revenge-porn website IsAnyoneUp.com, and an accomplice have been arrested and accused of hacking into computers and stealing nude photos, the Rolling Stone reports. Thursday’s arrest of Moore and Charles Evens came on the heals of a 15-count indictment. Moore, among other things, is accused of paying…
Former Governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico Is Indicted on Racketeering Charges
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The former governor of the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico has been indicted on charges that he allowed large-scale drug rings to operate in exchange for large bribes from drug traffickers, the FBI announced Monday. Tomas Yarrington Ruvalcaba, 56 was charged with the RICO statute and several conspiracy charges. Ruvalcaba, who served as…
‘Whitey’ Bulger Henchman: Feds Allowed Mob Boss to Continue Breaking Law
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Corrupt FBI agent John Connolly urged the feds against prosecuting him and James “Whitey” Bulger so they could continue delivering information about rival gangs, a former henchman for the accused mob boss testified Wednesday, The Boston Globe reports. Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi testified that Connolly helped them avoid indictments at a…