Ex-FBI Agent Connolly Claims Justice Dept. Will Do Everything to Cover Up Full Story About Whitey Bulger and FBI

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Imprisoned ex-FBI John Connolly, who was the Boston case agent for informant/mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, tells Newsweek: “The Justice Department is going to do everything within its power to try to make sure the full story never comes out” about Bulger’s activities and his relationship with the FBI. Connolly is serving…

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Oregon Mosque Critical of FBI Probe

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Oregon’s largest mosque feels under siege by snoopy FBI agents who have placed at least five affiliates of the mosque on no-fly lists without an explanation, the Religion News Services reports. Included on the roster of suspected terrorists banned from flying in the U.S. is the longtime religious leader of At…

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Hidden Internet Sites Creating Big Headaches for FBI Investigations

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The complexities of the Internet are creating major challenges for the FBI. Security Daily News reports that the FBI halted a child porn investigation, “citing an inability to infiltrate the Web’s hidden underworld — the ‘dark net’.” Information about the probe was obtained through a Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request….

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