By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Now comes another example of just how problematic ATF’s “Operation Fast and Furious” program has become. CBS News reported that there is a link between the ATF program and a recent incident in which a Mexican military helicopter was fired upon by drug cartel suspects and forced to land. CBS reported…
By Ed Pilkington The London Guardian NEW YORK — The underground world of computer hackers has been so thoroughly infiltrated in the US by the FBI and secret service that it is now riddled with paranoia and mistrust, with an estimated one in four hackers secretly informing on their peers. A Guardian investigation today reveals…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A former university research technologist was convicted Monday in Chicago of conspiring to kill a federal prosecutor and DEA agent, the Chicago Tribune reported. The paper reported that it all began two years ago when Frank Caira told a friend that he wanted to make the prosecutor Shoshana Gillers and DEA…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Being an FBI informant can be big bucks — even if you’re not the most angelic individual. In a murder trial in Douglas County, Nebraska, testimony surfaced that witness Jorge Palacios, a gang member, was paid more than $300,000 over five years from the FBI to help agents investigate drug trafficking,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The wheels are starting to churn in the movement to extend FBI Director Robert S. Mueller’s stay for two years beyond his 10-year term. The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday at 10 a.m. to address the issue. After a search began to replace Mueller, the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A California cop assigned to a DEA task force was indicted for taking a $2,500 bribe from a defense attorney, the U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles announced Monday. Rialto, Calif. Police Officer Aaron Scott Vigil, 41, of Highland, Calif., along with criminal defense attorney Lawrence Anthony Witsoe, 67, of Mission Viejo,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Two-time presidential candidate John Edwards didn’t want to be a jailbird. The Raleigh News & Observer reports that Edwards was willing to plead guilty to three misdemeanor campaign finance law violations, but not go to prison for up to six months as prosecutors wanted. “Edwards and his lawyers were concerned. They…
