Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Separate corruption investigations led to the arrests of two public officials in North Carolina and California and to the raid of the office of a New York state senator, the Washington Post reports. Hundreds of federal agents descended on offices in the San Francisco Bay Area, arresting several people including state Democratic…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A recently fired TSA supervisor at Charlotte Douglas Airport is accused for the third time of stealing from travelers. WSOC TV reports that Angel Caban is under fire against after he was terminated last month following allegations that he stole gift cards and iPads from the North Carolina’s airport lost and found….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Craigslist has become a popular target for thieves. Despite the risks, people will travel around the country to sell expensive items like Rolex watches and diamond rings. The FBI recently broke up 18 heists from all over the country, CBS Sacramento reports. The scheme often involved buying the seller a plane ticket…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Be careful when choosing your victim. Three workers in southern Florida are accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of electrical wire from the FBI, the Miami Herald reports. But federal prosecutors recently dismissed the theft complaint, putting the decision to charge in the hands of state prosecutors in Broward…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Things aren’t looking good for James Contreras, who was an ATF supervisor in Seattle. The Seattle PI reports that Contreras, 51, has been indicted on charges that he stole $19,700 from ATF from funds that were earmarked for undercover agents to buy guns and for informants. The feds allege that he…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com You never know what you’ll find when breaking into a car. For one thief, it was two high-powered rifles. The Boston Globe reports that a Colt M16-A1 Rifle and an HS Precision Pro-Series 2000 Sniper Rifle were stolen from an FBI SWAT vehicle parked in a residential area, where the agent wasn’t…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When it comes to politics in the small Texas town of Progreso, it’s safe to say the Vela family flexed some muscle. Omar Vela, 35, is the town’s mayor. His brother, Michael Vela, 28 (pictured), is the president of the school board. And their father, Jose Guadalupe Vela, 64, works in management…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI agent made an unsettling discovery outside of his North Carolina residence earlier this month: Someone broke into his car overnight and stole an M-16, shotgun, night vision equipment and body armor. Now the Charlotte FBI office is offering up to a $5,000 reward leading to the recovery of the stolen…
