By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com John Brown, assistant special agent in charge at the FBI’s Chicago office, has been named special agent in charge of the Administrative Branch for the Los Angles Division, the FBI announced. He assumes the new post at the end of October. Brown joined the FBI in 1999 and was first assigned…
Paul Tanaka, a former Los Angeles County undersheriff, was sentenced to five years in prison Monday after he was convicted in April of conspiracy and obstructing an FBI investigation into deputy jail abuse.
Police arrested a man who was headed to the L.A. Pride parade with a car full of explosive material and weapons.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI Director James B. Comey on Thursday announced several changes at the top of the food chain at the FBI. David Bowdich, who has served as the head of the Los Angeles FBI, has been named associate deputy director of the FBI at headquarters. He will oversee the FBI’s non-operational branches…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Terry Wade, a special agent in charge of the Criminal Division of the Los Angeles FBI, has been named the top FBI agent in the Albuquerque Division. Wade joined the FBI in 1996 and was first assigned to Helena, Mont. He transferred to the Oklahoma City division, where he worked violent…
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,…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A state Justice Department employee was among three people arrested for allegedly operating an underground police force in California. Brandon Kiel, 31, of South Los Angeles, was charged with seven counts of impersonating a police officer and is on administrative leave, SignalSCV.com reports. “We cannot comment on the ongoing personnel matter…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating a Los Angeles school district’s $1.3-billion plan to provide iPads to every student, the Los Angeles Times reports. Agents seized records from the district on Monday as investigators seek documents related to deals with Apple and the curriculum provider, Pearson. A grand jury is reviewing the case….
