By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A 40-year-old multi-millionaire who had once been married to the U.S. Ambassador to Spain, reportedly had “considerable information” about sex parties at a New York Hotel involving the Kennedys and some famous entertainers, according to a 1965 FBI file released Monday. The July 1965 FBI file, part of a ream of…
By Allan Lengel For AOL News Convicted swindler Bernie Madoff was no terrorist in the traditional sense, but he did terrorize many clients by robbing them of their finances and psychological security. Hoping to spot financial scandals before they get too far — or too Madoff-like — the FBI in New York is increasingly employing…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The legal fate of Faisal Shahzad, the confessed Times Square car bomb plotter, remained unclear this week. U.S. Magistrate Judge Theodore H. Katz in Manhattan postponed a preliminary hearing that had been set for earlier this week on Tuesday, the deadline for the government to file an indictment or possibly go…
Stories like this may provide some insight into the latest attempted terrorist attack involving Faisal Shahzad, a man came from a well-to-do family in Pakistan,who was making a life as an American, but became increasingly angry at the U.S. and its policies. By Andrea Elliott, Sabrina Tavernise and Anne Barnard New York Times Just after…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com About 500 federal, state and local police on Thursday converged on the town of Newburgh, about 50 miles north of New York City, to round up gang members of the Bloods and the Latin Kings, who authorities say have been responsible for a good chunk of crime and drug trafficking in…
Steven Levin was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Maryland and North Carolina for 10 years before forming a law firm Levin & Gallagher. He had previously served on active duty for seven years in the United States Army as a defense counsel, an appellate attorney and a trial attorney. He is the co-author of a…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A co-conspirator in the aborted plot to blow up of the New York subway during rush hour pleaded guilty Friday in Brooklyn federal court. He warned America to stop fighting Islam and blamed the Jews, the New York Daily News reported. At the same time, a prosecutor said in court that…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Ex-Congressman Eric Massa of New York who gained nationwide notoriety when it came out that he was seuxally harrassing male staff members — he tickled some — appears to have more problems. The Washington Post reports that Justice Department and FBI are looking into potential abuses of Massa and…
