February 10, 2012
Philly DEA Raising Funds for Agent Wounded in Afghanistan
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Philadelphia DEA is drumming up some cash to help the family of agent Joe Piersante, a member of the DEA Foreign-deployed Advisory Support Team (FAST) who was seriously wounded in Afghanistan while on a mission last Fall. The Philly DEA is selling t-shirts and plans a fundraising event –Beef and…
Pharmacist Claims Ex-Cop Fired Without Warning in ATF Agent’s Death on Long Island
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A pharmacist claims a retired Nassau County cop who accidentally shot and killed an ATF agent outside the Long Island store during a New Year’s Eve day robbery, fired without warning, the Associated Press reported. That account, which differs from the cop’s attorney’s version, surfaced after a document was accidentally posted…
Ex-DEA Official Said Agents in Other Agencies Tried to Stop ATF’s Fast and Furious
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com ATF’s Operation Fast and Furious just looks worse all the time. The latest: Fox News reports that the former head of the DEA in Tucson said some agents in other federal agencies tried unsuccessfully to put an end to the operation. Tony Coulson said many federal field agents knew the ATF…
Secret Service’s New Challenge: Protecting Candidates from “Glitter Bombing”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com These days Secret Service agents not only have to worry about some whacky gunman on the Republican campaign trail, but they have to worry about the “glitter bombs.” Politico reports that presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul have been sprinkled with glitter by pranksters during the…
NJ. Gov Christie Taps Ex-FBI Official for Homeland Security Post
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Edward Dickson, a 25-year veteran of the FBI, is the latest ex-fed to join the administration of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Christie, the ex-U.S. Attorney for Newark, announced Thursday that Dickson will become the state’s Director of Homeland Security and National Preparedness, the Newark Star-Ledger reported. The paper reported…
Lawyers Want to Know About 2nd Man in 1975 Killings of 2 FBI Agents
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Lawyers for Leonard Peltier, the American Indian activist convicted of killing two FBI agents in South Dakota in 1975, want answers to help clear their client, the Buffalo News reports. They’ve filed a lawsuit in Buffalo federal court to force the release of 927 pages of FBI files. As part…
FBI Conducted Background Interviews on Steve Jobs for Presidential Appointment
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was the FBI’s radar, but for a good reason. He was being considered for an appointment on the President’s Export Council under George H.W. Bush, the Associated Press reports. FBI conducted background interviews in 1991 which revealed “a man driven by power and alienating some of the…