By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — When it comes to listening in on conversations or reading emails, the feds have repeatedly violated legal limits of surveillance of U.S. citizens, the Washington Post reports. The Post reports that the conclusion comes from the release of 900 pages of documents obtained by the ACLU in a court…
By Allan Lengel ticklethwire.com Trades in sports like the NBA often garner plenty of attention. But this trade is different: spies for spies. The New York Daily News reports that a plan is in the works to send the 10 Russian spies arrested last week home in exchange for imprisoned spies who did work for…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-DEA agent Richard Horn may have lost his privacy, but he’s a lot richer as a result. The U.S. government has agreed to pay him $3 million to settle a lawsuit in Washington in which Horn alleged that the CIA and a U.S. diplomat spied on him and illegally wiretapped his…
And now comes the head scratching and analysis of a brilliant scientist. Why did he risk his career to try and spy for Israel? It’s not all that complicated once you start dissecting his life. The following report gives us a pretty good insight into Stewart Nozette. By Del Quentin Wilber and Maria Glod Washington…
No question Stewart D. Nozette was a smart scientist. But a smart criminal? He pleaded guilty in January to overbilling NASA. You’d think once you’re on the government’s radar you’d avoid — or least be careful — about doing foolish things. You’d think. By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Stewart D….
Using informants can create complications. Craig Monteilh has become one of those complications the FBI would rather do without. It will be interesting to see how this gets resolved. By Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif — An Orange County man who says he spied on mosques for the FBI has filed a claim alleging the…
An 85-year-old man who spied for Israel may not have to spend the final stretch of his retirement behind bars. Judgment day is Feb. 13. By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press Writer NEW YORK — An 85-year-old former Army mechanical engineer pleaded guilty to conspiracy Tuesday and admitted he passed classified documents to the Israelis in…
