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Father of NY Subway Bomb Plotter Faces More Charges
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Mohammed Zazi, the father of the New York subway bomb plotter Najibullah Zazi, is facing additional charges including allegations of lying and witness tampering, Newsday reported. In a superseding indictment, authorities charged that he tried to destroy evidence after learning in 2009 that his son was under FBI investigation. His son…
NY Agent Richard Kolko Talks About FBI’s InfraGard Program
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Lawyer Claims Oregon Teen Was Entrapped by FBI
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The federal defender for the Oregon teen accused of trying to detonate a fake bomb in an FBI sting, is claiming his client was entrapped by the government, the Los Angeles Times reports. Mohamed Osman Mohamud, a Somali-American, pleaded not guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Portland to charges he…
Inspector Gen. Glenn Fine Hanging it Up
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Over the years, his Inspector General reports have stung such agencies as the FBI and ATF and DEA, pointing out flaws, offering suggestions that have not always been welcomed with open arms. Now, Glenn Fine, the Justice Department’s Inspector General, is hanging it up, Attorney General Eric Holder Jr….
Authorities Arrest Mexican Drug Dealer Who Ok’d Most Killings in Violent Border Town
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In a very very violent city in Mexico comes some good news. Authorities on Saturday arrested Arturo Gallegos Castrellon, a notorious drug gang leader, who has confessed to ordering most killings in the the border city of Ciudad Juárez since August 2009, the New York Times reports. The killings include the…
Teen Bomber in Portland Was Angry At Parents for Keeping him from Jihad
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Mohamed Osman Mohamud, the Somali-born teen busted in an FBI sting after trying to detonate a van with dummy explosives during an annual tree-lighting ceremony in downtown Portland, Ore., on Friday night, was angry at his parents for keeping him from jihad, the Oregonian newspaper reported. The paper, citing government court…
$100K Down the Toilet; Scandal Rocks D.C. Suburb as FBI Investigates
By Allan Lengel For AOL News The former school superintendent is behind bars. County Executive Jack Johnson and his wife are whisked away in handcuffs by FBI agents, after authorities say she flushed evidence in the form of a $100,000 check down the toilet. And a few days later, three county cops are indicted in…
Critics Question Appointment of FBI Agent to Run Terrorist Explosive Center
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The FBI has appointed veteran agent Rafael J. Garcia to run its Terrorist Explosives Device Analytical Center (TEDAC) , but some critics say there are people more qualified for the job, reports Jeff Stein’s Spy Talk column in the Washington Post. Spy Talk writes that Garcia, who has been…