Sean Kaul Named Special Agent in Charge of Phoenix Field Office
Sean L. Kaul, who served as special agent in charge of the Honolulu Field Office since 2017, has been named to head the Phoenix Field Office.
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Head of DEA’s Phoenix Division Faces Discipline over Relationship with Subordinate
Douglas Coleman, the head of the Phoenix Division of the DEA, could soon be disciplined after an internal investigation concluded he had an “unprofessional personal relationship” with a subordinate.
New ATF SAC in Phoenix Wants to Focus on Infiltrating Criminal Groups
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com John Durastanti, the new head of ATF in Phoenix, is taking aim at groups involved in violence, people he refers to as “trigger pullers.” “Those gangs, those groups that are contributing to the most violence in any community, that’s one of our priorities. Our primary goals? Go in, infiltrate those gangs…
Michael DeLeon to Head Up FBI’s Phoenix Office
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Michael DeLeon, who served in the National Clandestine Service, Counterintelligence Center as the chief of the Counterespionage Group at the Central Intelligence Agency, has been named special agent in charge of the FBI’s Phoenix Division. He’ll begin the new job in late April, the FBI said. DeLeon joined the FBI in…
FBI Issues Alert about Gun-Toting Phoenix Man En Route to Confront Muslim Group
The FBI has taken the unusual step of warning New York law enforcement about an anti-Muslim protester who has driven from Arizona to the east coast to confront a group of Muslims.
FBI: 3 Men Plotted Attack on Muhammad Cartoon Contest for Months
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The three men accused of plotting an attack at a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas had been making plans for months. The men were friends outside of a Phoenix mosque lighting off fireworks during a New Year’s Eve celebration when authorities said they expressed a desire to make pipe bombs,…
Border Patrol Tries New Approach, Trading Gun And Cuffs for Coat and Tie
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When Mexican immigrants think of the Border Patrol, they often think of agents in green uniform with a gun, handcuffs and a baton. Intimidating figures. Now the agency is taking a more humanitarian approach and is urging immigrants to dissuade others from crossing the border because it is more dangerous and…
FBI Agent Turns in Phoenix Boyfriend After Learning About His Shady Past
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Phoenix man is in custody after his girlfriend – an FBI agent – discovered some dirty secrets about him. The Phoenix New Times reports that authorities arrested Caleb Heath VanGrinsven, 31, after leaving the agent’s Phoenix house on May 14. FBI Agent Rachel Herrick said she discovered that her boyfriend “was a…