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Retired FBI Employee Who Helped Crew in “J. Edgar” Reflects on Movie and Power of Hollywood
Rex Tomb served in the FBI from 1968 until his retirement in 2006. For most of his career he served in the Office of Public Affairs, retiring as Chief of its Investigative Publicity and Public Affairs Unit. By Rex Tomb for ticklethewire.com About a year ago I received a telephone call from my former…
Civic, Corporate Leader Arrested for Financial Fraud
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A corporate leader and former member of the executive committee of the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors was arrested by the FBI agents, the Berkeley Daily Planet reported on Tuesday. Todd Hansen, former president of global advertising firm Posterscope and of Clear Channel Outdoors San Francisco division,…
Brit Official Denies Report FBI is Sending Armed Agents to 2012 London Olympics
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Reports that the FBI is sending an army of armed agents to the 2012 Olympics just ain’t true, at least according to the a Brit official. The website News24 reported that Chris Allison, the national security co-ordinator for the games, “sharply rejected reports that armed FBI agents would be taking part…
Former FBI Agent: Oswald Acted Alone
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A former FBI agent who worked in the Kennedy assassinations believes the conspiracy theories may have resulted from suspicions after the FBI decided to initially withhold some information, reports the Salem News. He still believes Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. Former agent Jim Graham of Overland, Ks., says the FBI withheld…
FBI Admits Report Overestimated Gang Problem in Utah
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Salt Lake County, Utah may not be gang free, but it’s not nearly as bad as the FBI initially suggested. The Deseret News reports that the FBI has conceded that it far overestimated the gang problem in Salt Lake County, saying it miscalculated the numbers. The paper reported that the FBI…
Retired FBI Employee Who Helped Crew in “J. Edgar” Reflects on Movie and Power of Hollywood
Rex Tomb served in the FBI from 1968 until his retirement in 2006. For most of his career he served in the Office of Public Affairs, retiring as Chief of its Investigative Publicity and Public Affairs Unit. By Rex Tomb for ticklethewire.com About a year ago I received a telephone call from my former…
Justice Dept. Probes Allegations Boston FBI Lied About Mob Informant
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com This can’t be good publicity for the FBI. The station Newscenter 5 reports that the Justice Department is probing allegations by Massachusetts law enforcement officials that the Boston FBI lied about using Mafia capo Mark Rossetti, 54, as an informant. The station quoted FBI spokesman Paul Bresson as saying: “Regarding the…
Was FBI’s Disinterest in NY Terror Case an Indicator That It May Have Been Overblown?
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Did police, district attorneys and Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg inflate the importance of a recent terror suspect arrest? A New York magazine report suggests that was possibility. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., and Mayor Bloomberg announced the arrest of Jose Pimentel at a city hall news…