17 Arrested in Texas Syndicate Sting

By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com It was a busy day for authorities with the DEA and local law enforcement in San Antonio Thursday, where agents rounded up and brought to federal court 6 of 17 suspects facing murder, racketeering and drug charges, reports Kens5.com The suspects were members of the Texas Syndicate. The indictment claims the…

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President Nominates U.S. Atty. For Virgin Islands and U.S. Marshals for NJ and Va.

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — President Obama continued to chip away at filling some law enforcement seats Wednesday by nominating a U.S. Attorney for the Virgin Islands and U.S. Marshals for Virginia and New Jersey. The president nominated Ronald W. Sharpe for U.S. Attorney for the Virgin Island. Sharpe has served as the interim…

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Recent Deaths of 3 Fed Agents Highlight Growing Danger of the Job

By Jerry Markon Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The shooting deaths of two federal agents last week and three in two months highlight the heightened risk to federal investigators who are confronting increasingly violent fugitives, drug traffickers and other criminals, authorities said. The killing of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Mexico…

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Feds Capture “Pablo Escobar of the Caribbean” in Puerto Rico After Decade-Long Hunt

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A man known as the Pablo Escobar of the Caribbean was captured by federal authorities Saturday in Puerto Rico following a decade-long hunt, the Associated Press reported. FBI, DEA, U.S. Marshals  and Puerto Rico Police captured Jose Figueroa Agosto in a working class neighborhood in San Juan, AP reported. he was…

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(Practice) Drama Breaks Out in Washington Area for Agencies Like Secret Service, FBI and U.S. Marshals

The drama around around Washington, thanks goodness, in these instances is not real. It’s just practice for the different federal agencies. You can never be too ready. You can never practice too much. By Laura Blumenfeld Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Five minutes before his job interview, John Fisher parks at Ace Fire Extinguisher…

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