Updated: South Carolina Man Who Shot DEA Agent Sentenced to 8 Years
A South Carolina man is expected to be sentenced to prison today after shooting and wounding a DEA agent during a drug raid at the suspect’s house.
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FBI Agents in Hazmat Suits Raid Chicago-Area Businesses in Body Parts Probe
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agents raided a crematorium and office building in suburban Chicago as part of what appears to be an investigation into the illegal sale and trafficking of human body parts, FOX 32 reports. Agents cordoned off the areas with yellow tape while some of them donned hazmat suits. The FBI declined…
Gambling Case Postponed While Judge Decides Wether FBI Overstepped Authority
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A federal judge has postponed an illegal Internet gambling trial to determine whether FBI agents went beyond the law when they entered Las Vegas hotel suites without a warrant and obtained information from the computers of the suspects, the Associated Press reports. The Jan. 12 trial date was vacated pending a…
FBI Raids Office of Puerto Rico-Based Doral Bank Following Regulatory Struggles
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI raided the Puerto Rico headquarters of Doral Bank in search of evidence related to “several ongoing investigations” Tuesday following questions about the lender’s ability to meet regulatory mandates, Bloomberg reports. The FBI confirmed it collected computers and documents from the San Juan bank’s offices but declined to elaborate on…
FBI Agents Raid County Sheriff’s Office, Fire Chief in Indiana
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal agents raided a county sheriff’s office and fire chief’s home in Indiana on Monday, the Indy Star reports. Agents conducted the raids at the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and the home of a Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Department. It’s believed the raids are connected, but the FBI declined to discuss…
Police Search for Men Who Posed As FBI Agents, Pistol-Whipped Man During Fake Raid
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Police are looking for two armed men who posed as FBI agents while knocking on a suburban Boston apartment Saturday night. The Boston Globe reports that assailants said they had a search warrant and pistol-whipped an occupant who opened the door in Waltham, Mass. The assailants fled the apartment after striking…
FBI Seizes Work Email Account of Fired Ford Motor Co. Engineer
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has copies of the work email account of a fired Ford Motor Co. engineer who is accused of hiding listening devices in the automaker’s conference rooms, the Detroit News reports. The contents of the email account include files, pictures, drafts, address boxes, contact lists and calendar data of fired Ford…
DEA Accuses Man of Selling Heroin from Doggy Daycare Center
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA wasn’t barking up the wrong tree when agents raided a doggy daycare in Washington state. King 5 News reports that Arlington Doggy Daycare was selling heroin out of its business in Arlingotn. Busted was 42-year-old David Funk, who was charged this week with knowingly and internationally distributing heroin. Funk also…