Weekend Series on Law Enforcement History: Mobster Meyer Lansky
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By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Hiring former FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III to investigate the NFL’s handling of running back Ray Rice has its dangers, the New York Times reports. The NFL, which said Mueller would be given “the full cooperation of N.F.L. personnel and access to all N.F.L. records,” chose one of the best…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating what appears to be an attempted fire-bombing of the Kansas, Mo., offices of Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, the Los Angeles Times reports. An intrusion alarm alerted police to the incident at 2:52 a.m. Thursday at the one-story building at 101 W. 31 St. “Upon arrival, they observed a…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Customs and Border Protection overspent when it built houses for Border Patrol agents in Arizona, an inspector general’s report has found. The Associated Press reports that CBP spent nearly $700,000 per house in a town where the average home price is less than $90,000. The investigating found that CBP spent about…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Local and federal authorities raided the home Thursday of the murder suspect of two district attorneys and one of their spouses, NBCDFW.com reports. Meanwhile, lawyers for suspect Eric Williams plan to ask a judge today for a trial delay, saying they need more time. It’s believed that new evidence surfaced during…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Thirteen years ago today, I was walking down Connecticut Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., on my way to work, about to get on the subway, when I ran into a friend who asked if I had heard about a plane crashing into the World Trade Center. I hadn’t. By the time…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has asked former FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III to lead an investigation into the league’s “pursuit and handling of evidence in the Ray Rice domestic violence incident,” the New York Times reports. The news comes just two days after graphic video surfaced, showing the running back…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com On the eve of the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2011, terrorist attacks, FBI Director James Comey pledged to continue fighting terrorism as the bureau’s top priority, the Arizona Republic reports. “We made a promise to the American people 13 years ago … that we would do everything we can…