October 2011
Congressman Says Obama Admin. Officials Responsible For “Fast and Furious” Might Be Accessories to Murder
By Matthew Boyle The Daily Caller Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona told The Daily Caller on Wednesday that Obama administration officials responsible for Operation Fast and Furious might be accessories to murder. “We’re talking about consequences of criminal activity, where we actually allowed guns to walk into the hands of criminals, where our livelihoods…
Ex-ICE Agent Admits to Stealing Govt. Property and Selling on eBay
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who was based in New York admitted Tuesday in fed court in Newark that he stole tens of thousands of dollars in government property while working for the agency and sold it on eBay. Steven Kucan, 48, of Wood Ridge, N.J. pleaded guilty…
Major Shakeup at ATF; Thomas Brandon Named New Deputy Director
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A big shakeup has begun at ATF. Thomas Brandon, who had recently been sent from Detroit to head up the Phoenix Division and clean up the fall out from Operation Fast and Furious, will become the agency’s deputy director — the number two person. The acting number two person, William J….
Ind. U.S. Atty’s Office and Other Agencies to Split Unclaimed $2.5 Million
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Law enforcement agencies are singing the old “finders’ keepers” adage in Indiana this week. After roughly $2.5 million in cash was seized during a March drug raid, with no claimants since, Indiana U.S. Attorney Joe Hogsett said his department and several other Indiana law enforcement agencies will split the cash, Indiana…
Montana Atty.Gen. Disputes ATF Policy on Guns and Medical Marijuana
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Flair-ups continue between local and federal law enforcement over a recent ATF letter to arms dealers regarding guns and medical marijuana users. The Belgrade News reports that Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock wrote the Justice Department this week to voice his opposition to a recent ATF letter sent to guns dealers…
Murder Suspect Fires Shots at FBI Agents Before Being Arrested
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com After shooting at FBI agents, 30-year-old Frank Perez Jr. was arrested peacefully in a Pittsburgh suburb Tuesday, station WTAE in Pittsburgh reported. The arrest in Verona, Pa., came after a nearly three-hour standoff with agents and an Allegheny County SWAT Team, WTAE reported. “He came out on his own,” FBI Special…
FBI Hunting For Man Suspected of Murdering 3 on Montana Reservation
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com FBI agents worked through the night Tuesday near the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana, searching for the gunman suspected of killing an elderly woman, her granddaughter and her granddaughter’s boyfriend, reports Reuters. Suspect Sheldon Bernard Chase, 22, is “considered armed and extremely dangerous,” the FBI said in a statement. The shootings…