By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Chinese cyber-thieves penetrated an alarming number of FBI agents’ personnel files during several bold breaches that Newsweek reports have “potentially dangerous national security implications.” The FBI is now tasked with investigating the massive breach of federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) computers and will be assisted by Homeland Security. It’s not…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former Secret Service agent has pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin during an investigation of Silk Road, the Examiner.com reports. The former agent, Shaun W. Bridges, was accused of skimming $820,000 from the Silk Road seizure and was charged. The computer crime expert was…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former FBI agent who stole heroin that was collected as evidence pleaded guilty Tuesday and warned of the powers of addiction. The Washington Post reports that Matthew Lowry, who worked in the Washington Field Office, apologized outside of the D.C. federal courthouse. “Today I informed the court of criminal acts…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is reportedly investigating the theft of money from Dallas Mavericks forward Richard Jefferson. The New York Post reports that Jefferson accused his former business manager of stealing $2 million from his bank credit line. Jefferson recorded a covert call to Ted Kritza in which he confessed. Jefferson reported the…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Houston is no stranger to bank robberies. But two heists within 30 minutes of each other Monday? The FBI is investigating the twin robberies, which don’t appear to be connected for now. The first happened at 9:25 a.m. at Comerica Bank when three men flashed their guns and demanded cash before…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A joint investigation by the FBI and the Los Angeles Police Department led to the recovery of nine paintings totaling million of dollars that had been stolen six years ago from the home of an elderly couple, Reuters reports. The FBI arrested the 45-year-old suspect, Paul Espinoza, after an undercover agent…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The 25-year-old walked into a wedding reception in Louisiana with law enforcement attire and said he was with Homeland Security. Apparently that was enough for family and friends of the bride and groom to trust him, the Times-Picayune reports. When everyone departed and the newlyweds left for their reception, the suspect loaded…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI agent acknowledged on the witness stand Tuesday that he may have unknowingly violated Justice Department guidelines in the case of there Cuban immigrants accused of the theft of drugs and expensive merchandise in the Las Vegas Valley. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that FBI Agent Shay Christensen admitted during cross-examination…
