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Justice Dept. Filing Casts Doubt on Guilt of Anthrax Suspect Bruce Ivins
By Mike Wiser, PBS FRONTLINE, Greg Gordon, McClatchy Newspapers, and Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has called into question a key pillar of the FBI’s case against Bruce Ivins, the Army scientist accused of mailing the anthrax-laced letters that killed five people and terrorized Congress a decade ago. Shortly after Ivins committed…
Congressional Members Want Communications of More than a Dozen FBI and DEA Agents
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Two Congressional members probing ATF’s controversial “Operation Fast and Furious” gun program have fired off letters to the heads of the FBI and DEA demanding from more than a dozen agents all communications relating to the case. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Ia.) sent letters to FBI Director…
FBI Agent Says He Doubted N.O. Cops Cover Up Story in Danziger Bridge Shootings
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The ugly chapter in New Orleans history — the shootings at Danziger Bridge in 2005 — continued to play out in a federal court Monday, with an FBI agent testifying about why he doubted what police were saying. Two unarmed people were killed and four were injured in the Post-Katrina shooting….
It’s Raining SACs; FBI Announces 4 New Ones
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com On Monday, it appeared to be raining new special agents in charge at the FBI. The agency announced the names of four new SACs: Christopher M. Piehota for the Buffalo Division; James L. Turgal for the Phoenix Division; Stephen L. Morris for the Houston Division and David A. Ford for the…
Mexican Drug Cartel Figures Linked to Gun Smuggling Were Paid FBI Informants
By Richard A. Serrano Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Congressional investigators probing the controversial “Fast and Furious” anti-gun-trafficking operation on the border with Mexico believe at least six Mexican drug cartel figures involved in gun smuggling also were paid FBI informants, officials said Saturday. The investigators have asked the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration…
Republicans Could Slow Quick Extension for FBI Dir. Mueller
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Seldom is anything in the political process simple in Washington. In fact, the New York Times reports that extending FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III’s 10-year term for two more years — considered a slam dunk — may not go as smoothly as had hoped. The New York Times reports that…
LA Times Editorial: Obama Admin. Takes Concrete Step Toward Curbing Gun Flow to Mexico
By The Los Angeles Times Editorial Page The Obama administration took a concrete step toward curbing the flow of semiautomatic weapons to Mexico last week when it adopted a new regulation mandating the reporting of multiple sales of long guns to federal authorities. Under the regulation, some 8,500 licensed gun shops in Arizona, California, New…
FBI Opens Investigation into Murdoch’s Reporters
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI is now looking into the scandal involving Rupert Murdoch’s Brit reporters to see if they tried to access cellphone record messages and records of 9/11 victims, the Los Angeles Times reported. The FBI has opened up a preliminary probe into the scandal that has rocked Great Britain, and raised…