FBI Probes Source of Weapons Used by Gunman Who Killed 5 in Santa Monica

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  One big mystery behind the gunman who killed five people in Santa Monica is how he got his weapons. Federal authorities recovered two weapons from John Zawahri – a semiautomatic rifle and an old “black-powder handgun,” The Los Angeles Times reports. Authorities also are trying determine how he amassed a large collection…

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Head of Boston FBI Says Speculation That the FBI Didn’t Want to Find Whitey Bulger is “Completely Unfounded”

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The head of the Boston FBI  Richard DesLauriers responded Friday to public speculation that the FBI didn’t really want to find mobster James “Whitey” Bulger because he had so much dirt on the agency that could surface publicly.  He called the claims  “completely unfounded.” DesLauriers, in a statement issued Friday afternoon,…

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