By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A New York man accused of attacking an FBI agent with a large kitchen knife has been charged with attempted murder of a federal employee, CNN reports. Fareed Mumini, 21, allegedly tried to stab the agent several times during a search of a Staten Island home in connection to a terrorism…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is considering launching its own investigation into the death of a Staten Island man who died after he was placed in a chokehold by police, The New York Post reports. The bureau also is “monitoring” the investigation by the New York Police Department. George Venizelos, the chief of the FBI’s…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Embattled U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, who is under federal indictment, retained his alter ego – Mikey Suits – from when he was working undercover for the FBI. While prosecutors were seeking a court order to track the Staten Island Republican’s cell phone, they discovered that Grimm kept a cell phone registered to…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department is leading an investigation to determine if Rep. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y., a former FBI agent, violated the law when he solicited campaign cash from foreign nationals in exchange for helping an Israeli obtain a green card, USA Today reports. The House Ethics Committee voted unanimously to hand the probe…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Was New York Congressman Michael Grimm a hotheaded FBI agent with a chip on his shoulder? That’s apparently the conclusion of an article in the latest edition of the New Yorker, according to the Staten Island Advance newspaper. Grimm, a former FBI agent, represents, Staten Island. He is a…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Respect comes in different forms. In the mob world, it often comes in the form of $$$. Brooklyn federal prosecutors on Wednesday said mobbed up Staten Island jeweler Louis Antonelli was murdered because he disrespected Genovese capo Anthony Antico, 74, by failing to pay him cash kickbacks for selling gems at…
