April 26, 2010
Ex-FBI Agent Gets 30 Years For Home-Invasion Plot
By Allan Lengel For AOL NEWS A former FBI agent was sentenced Monday in California to 30 years in prison for plotting a violent home invasion of a suspected drug stash house in Orange County in what turned out to be an FBI sting. Vo Duong Tran, 42, of New Orleans, was convicted in March…
NY Port Authority Failed to Find Explosives in Terrorist’s Car After Being Warned by FBI
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Here’s a goof that could have been costly. The Wall Street Journal reports that the FBI warned Port Authority police to search suspected terrorist Najibullah Zazi’s car last September when he drove up to the George Washington Bridge that spans the Hudson River. But noooo. Instead, the police waved Zazi, the…
James Lemelle Named Interim U.S. Atty. in Baton Rouge
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com James Stanley “Stan” Lemelle announced Monday that Attorney Gen. Eric Holder Jr. has named him interim U.S. Attorney in Baton Rouge. He replaces David Dugas, a Bush appointee,who stepped down last week. “I have been an Assistant United States Attorney for the Middle District for 31 years,” Lemelle said in a…
Dept. Justice to Add 15 Fed Prosecutor Positions and 20 FBI Agents to Battle Intellectual Crimes
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — As part of its ongoing battle against intellectual property crimes domestically and internationally, the Justice Department on Monday announced the appointment of 15 new assistant U.S. Attorneys and 20 FBI agents to address the problem that includes theft of trademarks, copyrights and industrial secrets. The Justice Department said the…
Mexico Extradites a Founder of Violent Juarez Cartel to U.S.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com One of the founders of the violent Juárez drug cartel in Mexico, who had been wanted in the U.S. since 1985, was extradited to San Antonio on Friday, the El Paso Times reported. Juan Jose Quintero Payán aka Don Juan-Jo, was extradited after a long drawn out ordeal that stretched over…
New High Tech Devices Like Smartphones Pose Challenges to FBI and Other Agencies
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Traditionally computers and emails have provided an endless treasure of info for agencies like the FBI, but new devices like smartphones and game consoles are posing challenges for the agencies. That’s what people attending the 2010 Computer Forensics Show last week in New York were told, according to the website Network…
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