By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com After earning more than $9 million over the course of 15 years as one of the government’s highest paid informants in history, Carlos Sagastume unveiled his identity at the New York trial of international arms dealer Viktor Bout, reports the Associated Press. Bout’s month-long trial ended in a Manhattan federal court…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The family of murdered Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry may sue the government. Fox News reports that the family attorney Paul Chartlon said: “If the evidence shows Brian’s death was proximately caused by the negligence of the federal government, there may be a cause of action. Guns from ATF’s Operation Fast…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com ATF is operating on a short leash, hamstrung by limited resources to regulate gun ownership, much in part due to the strong gun lobbying efforts, the Washington Post reports. “Concerns about government regulation of gun ownership have limited the resources available to the ATF, led to strict regulatory restrictions and left…
The Washington Post Editorial Page WASHINGTON — Give Mexican President Felipe Calderon credit for honesty as well as courage. Last week he presided over a three-day public conference to assess the results of nearly four years of war against Mexico’s drug cartels. Most of the facts were grim: — According to the chief of the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Five ex-executives from Blackwater, the highly controsersial security firm, were charged Friday with illegally acquiring automatic weapons and filing false documents. Some weapons were gifts to the Kingdom of Jordan in hopes of landing a lucrative contract to build and run a training center, authorities said. The 15-count federal indictment out…
An interesting exchange: weapons for cocaine. Obviously, two valuable products. By ANAHAD O’CONNOR New York Times NEW YORK — A former member of the Syrian military was charged in New York on Wednesday with plotting to sell high-powered weapons to Colombian terrorists in exchange for more than a ton of cocaine. According to federal prosecutors,…
Not a good idea to break the law, particularly when you’re an FBI agent. Not only do you get jammed up in the legal system, but it becomes fodder for news organizations. And oh yes, there’s always a good chance you’re going to lose your job. By Adriana M. Chávez El Paso Times EL PASO,…
Remember these two? They may be in jail right now for their previous tax evasion convictions, but the government wants them there for much longer. By The Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. – A retired exterminator and his dentist wife held hands and talked in court Tuesday as a prosecutor called them dangerous anti-government radicals and…
