Ex-FBI Informant and Right Wing Shock Jock Claims Life is in Danger in Prison

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Convicted right winger, New Jersey Internet shock jock Harold “Hal” Turner, who once worked as an FBI informant, claims his life is in danger now that he’s  housed in federal prison in Terre Haute, Ind., with notorious prisoners, the Jersey Journal reported. “I probably won’t even see it coming,” Turner wrote…

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Like Portland, San Francisco Police Place Limits on Officers Who Participate in FBI’s JTTF

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The San Francisco Police Department becomes the second major police force in the nation in recent months to place limits on what its officers can do as members of  the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). Following Portland, Oregon’s lead, the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the San Francisco police chief…

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If Congress Extends Dir. Mueller’s Term 2 Years, Let’s Not Do it Again For Anyone Else

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –– I have mixed feelings about the White House proposal to have FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III stay two years more beyond his 10-year term, which expires in September. The opinions of newspaper editorial boards around the country reflect my ambivalence. All recognize the need for continuity in such…

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FBI Agent Charged With Allegedly Lying About Helping Informant He Had Affair With

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Toss in an FBI agent, an informant and allegations of sex and you’ve got scandal. The U.S. Attorney’s  Office in Manhattan announced Tuesday the unsealing of an indictment charging  FBI agent Adrian Busby, 37,  with making false statements to protect a married confidential source he was allegedly having an affair with….

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