By Editorial Board Los Angeles Times The encouraging message in the indictment Thursday of former Los Angeles County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka on charges of obstructing an FBI investigation into the jails is that wrongdoers at the highest level of county government will be held accountable. The indictments of Tanaka and former Capt. William “Tom” Carey,…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A retired FBI agent investigating the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office in California alleges local law enforcement intentionally sabotaged crime scenes in an effort to conceal the destruction of missing persons files, The Mercury News reports. Jeff Rinek, who was asked to help the bureau with the notorious “Speed Freak Killers”…
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…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa was considered a polished politicians and potential challenger to Gov. John Hickenlooper. Now the FBI is helping the Colorado Bureau of Investigations conduct a problem into Maketa, who is accused of having sex with three women and then promoting them to top-paying jobs, the Denver…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A badge can say a lot about a police officer. In the case of Rio Arriba County Sheriff Tommy Rodella, the badge can help shelf light on whether he assaulted a man, the Albuquerque Journal reports. Rodella, who is facing federal civil rights charges, is accused of striking Michael Tafoya, 26, in…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A 35-year-old investigator assigned to the DEA office in Birmingham, Ala. announced he’s running for sheriff in the Alabama county of Cullman, where he also served as head of the Cullman Narcotics Enforcement Team, the Cullman Times reports. Matt Gentry is running as a Republican to replace incumbent Mike Rainey in the…
Correction: The original story said that James Bartee pleaded guilty. He was actually convicted by a Oconee County jury in 2013. Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com James Bartee, a former Secret Service agent, wanted so much to be sheriff that he was allegedly was willing to pay an informant to kidnap a former judge who was going…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agents seized unspecified files and other records from the Philadelphia Sheriff”s Office on Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation into the former administration, the USA Today reports. That administration was led by John Green, who resigned in January 2011 following allegations of corruption and mismanagement. A spokesman for Sheriff Jewell…
