By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Richard Frankel, who began his FBI career as a special agent in the New York Field Office in 1995, is the new agent in charge of the bureau’s Newark Division, MyCentralJersey.com reports. Comey named Frankel to the position after serving in several different positions in New York. He fought organized crime…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating voter fraud and financial mismanagement of politicians in The Bronx, the New Work Post reports. The probe comes at a time when Albany’s power shifted to Bronx politicians after Sheldon Silver stepped down as speaker of the New York Assembly following his arrest by the FBI. Replacing…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One of New York government’s most influential and well-known politicians faces serious charges that he used his extraordinary power in return for millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks, The Associated Press reports. The FBI arrested Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who posted $200,000 bail after being charged with federal counts of…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has arrested a man accused of threatening to injure and kill police officers in a post on Facebook and Instagram, Reuters reports. The suspect, 24-year-old Jeremy Mott of Mount Vernon, is accused of posting a digital image of someone shooting a gun into a police car, followed by a…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former FBI agent Robert Lustyk agent pleaded guilty Tuesday in New York federal court to bribery charges, admitting that he provided internal law enforcement documents and other confidential information about a prominent citizen of Bangladesh for use by a political rival in exchange for cash, authorities said. “Robert Lustyik discarded the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Diego G. Rodriguez, who headed up the FBI’s Dallas office, has been named the assistant director in charge (ADIC) of the FBI’s New York Field Office. Rodriguez succeeds George Venizelos, who is retiring after 24 years in the FBI, the agency said. Rodriguez joined the FBI in 1990 at the…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com High-flying drones have been spotted near airports and bridges in New York, prompting the FBI and Federal Aviation Administration to investigate, CBS Local reports. The drones were spotted by three pilots near commercial aircraft approaching John F. Kennedy International Airport. A helicopter pilot spotted two more drones near LaGuardia Airport The…
Jerry Capeci is a mob expert who formerly covered the Mafia for the New York Daily News. His website, Gang Land News, is a paid subscription site. This article was re-printed with permission. By Jerry Capeci Gang Land News Longtime mob buster Gerard Conrad, who helped put scores of wiseguys behind bars working as…
