By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Kevin Perkins is moving up. The veteran FBI agent has been named the agency’s associate deputy director, the number three spot at FBI headquarters. He’s replacing Thomas J. Harrington, who is retiring. In 2009, he was named assistant director of the bureau’s Criminal Investigative Division. He joined the FBI in 1986…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Joe Allen, a former federal prosecutor in Detroit, has been named acting Assistant Director of Public & Governmental Affairs for ATF in Washington, an agency that has had its share of public relations problems in wake of its Operation Fast and Furious. Allen, who replaces Gregory K. Gant, will head up…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The feds have busted a Roman Catholic priest in Missouri on charges of producing and possessing child pornography after he allegedly took photos of girls ages 2 to 12 on church property over a six year period, including in the choir loft. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Kansas City charged Shawn…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A word to the unwise: Don’t shoot at FBI agents. Nicholas Henry, 28, Kansas City, Kan., was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison for attempting to kill an FBI agent and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. In his plea, Henry admitted that…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Todd Graves, who served as U.S. Attorney for western Missouri under President Bush, has been given the nod to investigate how the Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese handles sex crime allegations, the Kansas City Star reported. Bishop Robert W. Finn made the announcement late last week. The paper reported that the appontment…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Kansas City Acting U.S. Attorney Matt J. Whitworth has been named a U.S. Magistrate Judge, the U.S. District Court in Western Missouri announced. Whitworth, who became acting U.S. Attorney on March 1, has been a federal prosecutor in the Kansas City office since 1988. He is a 1983 graduate of the…
They look innocent enough. And that is what is scaring local and federal authorities. By JOE LAMBE The Kansas City Star KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Drugs shaped like Snoopy, Transformers and President Barack Obama’s head recently showed up on Kansas City area streets, adding to a trend that worries police and health experts. Colorful Ecstasy…
