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Oregon Man Says He Was Tortured by Interrogators Working for FBI
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com An Oregon man claims he was tortured in the United Arab Emirates by interrogators cooperating with the FBI, which was investigating a Portland mosque, the Los Angeles Times reports. Yonas Fikre said he was arrested in June and taken to an Abu Dhabi prison,according to the Times. It was there he…
FBI: Oregon Shoplifter Enjoyed Suburban Lifestyle; Will Serve a Year in Prison
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Sticky-fingered John Patrick Weismiller will be breaking his habit with a year in prison. The Oregonian was sentenced last month for making a career out of petty shoplifting, after his prolific thievery caught the eye of the FBI. According to an FBI press release yesterday, 41-year- old Weismiller was caught on tape…
Ex-FBI Agent Thomas F. Minton III Appointed Director of Pennsylvania Homeland Security
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Ex-FBI agent Thomas F. Minton III will head up the Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of Homeland Security, the governor’s office announced. Minton, 52, served most of his 22 years with the FBI investigating national security matters with a focus on terrorism, according to a press release. Minton was involved in key investigations such…
Obit: FBI Agent Harvey C. Flemister Dead at 85
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Ex-FBI agent Harvey C. Flemister 85, a 27-year veteran of the bureau, died of congestive heart failure March 18 at his home in Silver Springs, Md. The Washington Post reports Flemister retired in 1977 as chief of the FBI intelligence division’s liaison section. Having started his career as a special agent in…
L.A. Toy Company Indicted for Laundering Drug Money
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com It’s all fun and games til your toy purchases may be supporting international drug cartels. An 18-month investigation of L.A.company, Woody’s Toys Inc., by Homeland Security’s ICE and the DEA’s Southern California Drug Task Force yielded video of employees receiving bricks of cash in fast food chain parking lots, among other incriminating…
FBI’s Top Cyber Cop Shawn Henry Joining Calif. Computer Security Firm
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Shawn Henry, the FBI’s top cyber cop up until his recent retirement, is putting his FBI skill to use in the private sector. The Wall Street Journal’s Devlin Barrett reports that ex-FBI official Shawn Henry is joining an Irvine, Calif. upstart computer security firm called CrowdStrike Inc. The Journal reports that…
FBI Needs Long Term Strategy to Fill Counterterrorism Vacancies
By Amanda Palleschi Government Executive The FBI needs to develop a long-term strategy for filling counterterrorism division vacancies, a government watchdog found. Although the FBI has made some progress addressing a 40 percent vacancy rate — first reported in 2005 — in certain parts of its counterterrorism division, the bureau has yet to establish sufficient…
FBI Crime Lab Chemist Testified That He Was Told to Ignore Real Findings
By Spencer S. Hsu, Jennifer Jenkins and Ted Mellnik The Washington Post WASHINGTON — The bombshell came at the most inopportune time. An FBI special agent was testifying in the government’s high-profile terrorism trial against Omar Abdel Rahman, the “blind sheik” suspected of plotting the first attack on the World Trade Center. Frederic Whitehurst, a…