By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Kevin R. Cornelius, who most recently served as chief of the Tactical Section within the Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG) and commander of the Hostage Rescue Team (HRT), was named head of the Cincinnati FBI. Cornelius joined the FBI in 1991 and was first assigned to the Indianapolis Field Office, where…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI Agents Association, which represents more than 12,000 active duty and retired Agents, is urging President Obama to pick Michigan Congressman Mike Rogers to replace FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III. Rogers, a Republican, is a former FBI agent, who heads the House Intelligence Committee. In a press release issued…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com When all is said and done, the FBI deserves praise for its swift resolution in the Boston Marathon bombing. As one agent told me, the FBI showed what it’s made of by kicking some butt. Critics say the agency dropped the ball. They say the FBI had reason to suspect that…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agents armed with search warrants returned to the Tsarnaev family’s home in Cambridge Sunday, the Boston Herald reports. The brothers’ uncle also visited a Worcester funeral home to prepare for the older sibling’s burial. The FBI was tight-lipped about the search. “We are conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity as part of…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama is dismissing criticism that the FBI mishandled the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, the Associated Press reports. The comments come as Republicans prepare for an oversight hearing on the investigation. “There are going to be times where individuals decide they want to cause harm to people for crazy…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal government has no way to determine whether foreign exchange students are in the U.S. legally, New York Congressman Peter King told CNN. CNN reports that Border Patrol and ICE monitor different parts of the visa – one confirms a student has a visa, the other checks to see whether the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI investigation into Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is raising questions about whether the rising star in the Republican Party is all he was stacked up to be, the Washington Examiner reports. Once considered a candidate for president in 2016, McDonnell has come under fire after FBI agents began investigating McDonnell’s relationship…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI placed the first woman on its list of most wanted terrorists Thursday, NBC News reports. Joanne Chesimard was a 1970s black radical who is accused of shooting a New Jersey trooper and fleeing prison in a daring daylight escape. The FBI said Chesimard, who was part of the Black Liberation…
