FBI
Sen. Schumer Wants NYPD Chief Ray Kelly as Next FBI Director
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — As the September retirement date for FBI director Robert S. Mueller III approaches, speculation on his successor continues to make news. New York’s top cop, Ray Kelly, whose name has surfaced in the past, got a little boost from New York’s Sen. Charles Schumer, who said he believes Kelly…
13 Somalis and 1 Yemini Pirate Indicted in Deaths of 4 Off Somali Coast
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The feds have indicted 13 Somalis and one Yemeni pirate in Norfolk, Va., in the tragic hijacking of a 54-foot yacht off the Somali coast that resulted in the death of four U.S. citizens last month following a five-day standoff with American authorities, the FBI said. “This is a horrific crime,…
2 NY Lawmakers Among 8 Indicted in Bribery Schemes
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Some of our politicians simply refuse to let us down when it comes to the negative stereotype. The FBI on Thursday announced indictments against N.Y. State Senator Carl Kruger and Assemblyman William F. Boyland Jr. on charges of accepting bribes in exchange for official acts as lawmakers. The two lawmakers were…
FBI Arrests Man in MLK Day Bomb Incident in Spokane
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI on Wednesday announced the arrest of an ex-soldier with ties to White Supremacists in connection with a bomb that was placed along the parade route at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity March in Spokane, Wa., on Jan. 17. Kevin William Harpham, age 36, of Colville, Wa. was…
Va. Man Initially Suspected of Terrorism Sentenced to Time Served — 3 Months
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Authorities’ initial case against a Virginia man accused of writing on Facebook about blowing up the D.C. subway, fizzled somewhat. Awais Yoiunis was sentenced Wednesday in Alexandria, Va. to time served — three months — after federal authorities scaled back the terrorism allegations, the Washington Post’s Dana Hedgpeth reported. U.S. District…
10 Mexican Gang Members Indicted in Consulate Murders in Mexico
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Federal authorities on Wednesday announced charges against 10 Mexican members of the Barrio Azteca gang — which operates along the U.S.-Mexico border — in connection with the March 2010 slayings of a U.S. Consulate employee In Juarez, Mexico, her husband and the husband of another consulate employee. The members were indicted…