Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com ATF agents who were conducting a sting operation in Milwaukee last summer allowed a felon with a violent history to leave a store without taking him into custody or tracking him, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Bobby Ball, who is a felon with a history of violence, never returned to the store…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The ATF used a brain-damaged man with a low IQ to help to handle drug and gun deals as part of an investigation into a Milwaukee storefront, the AP reports. The man, Chauncey Wright, was paid in cigarettes, merchandise and money, but was charged with federal drug and gun counts once the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating the death of a man who died while in police custody in Milwaukee after a newspaper report cast suspicions over the manner of death, the Associated Press reports. A medical examiner changed the cause of Derek William’s July 6, 2011, death from natural to homicide after the Milwaukee…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com More than a dozen foreign nationals in Milwaukee have been arrested for alleged ties to the Mexican Posse gang, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The suspects – 13 from Mexico, one from the Dominican Republic – are in the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is cracking down on…
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com The Justice Department said it will monitor Milwaukee polling places during Tuesday’ recall election of Governor Scott Walker. Justice Department personnel presence is supposed to protect voter rights and make certain the city meets its responsibility to provide voter assistance in Spanish. The emotionally-charged recall election was demanded in protest of Governor…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Teresa L. Carlson, FBI section chief in the Directorate of Intelligence, has been named the new head of the Milwaukee Division. Carlson, a 19-year veteran of the FBI, started her career in the Chicago Division where she worked violent crimes and public corruption cases. While in Chicago, she was a case…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com An FBI agent from Milwaukee is credited with taking down the “king of spam”, the Associated Press is reporting. Authorities say he allegedly generated 10 billion unwanted emails a day. The suspected spam king, Oleg Nikolaenko, 23, of Russia, was arrested last month during a visit to Las Vegas, AP reported….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire. A Wisconsin state narcotics agent, who fled in his car when confronted by FBI agents last March, is expected to plead guilty to stealing $1,100 in an FBI sting, according to the Associated Press. Johnny Santiago, a special agent with the Wisconsin Department of Justice, is expected to plead guilty in…
