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Columnist Recalls Terrifying Days He Was in Whitey Bulger’s Crosshairs
Howie Carr Boston Herald Whitey Bulger, you wanted to kill me, but I’m still alive. And you’re dead. You’re not going to last long in a real prison, you bully, you coward. I heard you’ve told some of the guards down at Plymouth you would have killed me for sure but you were concerned about…
FBI Investigates Cyber Attacks Targeting Police Accused of Mishandling Rape Case
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Local police in Ohio who are accused of mishandling a rape case involving high school football players have been bombarded with cyber attacks, the Associated Press reports. Now the FBI is trying to determine who posted a death threat to the local sheriff on Facebook and an email that shut down the…
Anti-DEA rants on Facebook Were Threatening and Specific, Judge Decided
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An Indiana man who posted vague but violent threats against DEA agents on Facebook is headed to trial after a judge last week rejected a free speech defense, CNET reports. In August 2011, Matthew Michael is accused of writing a series of angry posts about DEA agents. “War is near,” he wrote…
Purported Spokesman for Hacking Group Anonymous Arrested for Threatening FBI Agent
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The purported spokesman for the hacking group Anonymous was arrested by the FBI on allegations that he threatened an FBI agent, his attorney said Thursday, the Washington Post reports. Barrett Brown, 31, of Dallas is expected to be charged in connection with YouTube videos in which Brown rails against federal authorities….
FBI Investigates Alleged Terrorist Threat in Tenn.
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is joining an investigation into an alleged terrorist threat in Nashville, News Channel 5 reports. Amal Abdullahi, 29, was arrested last week on allegations she made terrorist threats to coworkers at CEVA Logistics, saying she was prepared to be a martyr for Allah and that nonbelievers should die, News Channel…
Threats to President Obama Lands Washington Man in Jail
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Washington state man is in custody after the FBI notified the Secret Service of emails threats against President Obama, Reuters reports. The Secret Service described the emails from Anton Caluori, 31, as alarming but didn’t elaborate. Agents found Caluori brandishing a shotgun when they arrived at his home south of Seattle…
Inmate Threatens Fed Judge and to Blow Up Fed Courthouse
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Clifford Cousins will not be out on good behvior any time soon. The 41-year-old prison inmate, already serving time for murder, arson and robbery–he was once accused of threatening President George Bush–is facing new charges of threatening a federal judge in northeast Ohio. Cousins, also known as Abdullah Jihad Al-Malik, was…