FBI
Book Review: J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI’s War on Civil Liberties
By Ben Jacobs The Daily Beast Tim Weiner’s fast-paced new book, ‘Enemies: A History of the FBI,’ explores almost a century of the agency’s domestic spying, infringing on the Fourth Amendment, abuse of power, and handling of famous cases like the Pentagon Papers and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Many books about the FBI…
State Patrolman Pleads Guilty to Multiple Charges of Fraud
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A former Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper pled guilty in a US District Court on Monday to charges of mortgage fraud, bankruptcy fraud and witness tampering, the FBI announced. Benjamin W. Richardson, 46, of Powell, Ohio, plead guilty to the eight-count indictment before US District Judge Gregory L. Frost. Richardson was…
Nigerian Scam Emails Mention FBI Officials
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com I once got a Nigerian email scam telling me I was entitled to millions of dollars for FREE! All I had to do was give my name and bank account number and assist with moving the cash out of Nigeria. I was a reporter at the time at the Washington Post….
Two Chicago Cops Busted in FBI Sting
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Two Chicago cops find themselves on the wrong side of the law. The feds in Chicago on Monday announced that they had charged Sgt. Ronald Watts and officer Kallatt Mohammed with stealing $5,200 from someone they thought was transporting money for drug dealers, but who was actually an informant working for…
Credit Card Counterfeiter Busted by Feds in New York
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Agents with the FBI have arrested a group of individuals operating a fraud ring out of a luxury high-rise Brooklyn condo, reports the New York Post. The alleged ringleader, Kwan Miller, used a European instant-messaging service to obtain stolen credit card numbers while chatting with contacts in Russia, according to the…
900-Plus Law Enforcement Officers Involved in Arrests of 27 and Execution of Search Warrants in SF Bay Area
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com More than 900 law enforcement officers and agents followed through on arrests and search warrants in the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday, according to a press release, as part of a large-scale takedown of a narcotics trafficking ring. Local, state and federal officers, including an FBI SWAT team, made 27…
Good Leads, Still No Suspects in FBI Search for “Potomac River Rapist” in D.C. Area
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com It’s been more than a month since the FBI began publicly seeking a man dubbed “The Potomac River Rapist”, who suspected in a series of sexual assaults and a slaying in the D.C. area, reports the Associated Press, and, despite “multiple good leads and tips,” the bureau has not identified a…
Uzbekistan Man Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges in Ala. and Threatening to Kill Pres. Obama in Fed Sting
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Alabama isn’t exactly considered a hotbed of terrorism activity. But on Friday, an Uzbek national living in the U.S. pleaded in Birmingham, Ala., to providing material support to terrorist activities and threatening to kill President Obama — all as part of a federal sting. Ulugbek Kodirov, 22, of Uzbekistan, becomes…