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Crackdown on Mexican Cartels in U.S. Nets 2,200-Plus Arrests in 22 Months
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com More than 2,200 people have been arrested in the past 22 months — 429 of them Wednesday — in a crackdown on Mexican drug trafficking organizations in the U.S. dubbed “Project Deliverance”, the Justice Department announced. Among those arrested was Carlos Ramon Castro-Rocha, the suspected leader of the Castro-Rocha drug trafficking…
Women Fed Agents Making Inroads Heading Up Field Offices; Some Say More Needs to be Done
Far left block: FBI top row: l-r Amy Hess-Memphis, Valerie Parlave-Little Rock, Janice K. Fedarcyk-Philadelphia, Elizabeth Fries-Louisville; FBI Middle Row: l-r Amy Pickett-N.Y., Stephanie Douglas-San Francisco, Laura M. Laughlin-Seattle; FBI Bottom Row: l-r Charlene B. Thornton-Honolulu, Daphne Hearn-L.A., Carol K.O. Lee-Albuquerque, Kimberly K. Mertz-New Haven; Far Right Block: ATF Top Row: l-r Virginia O’Brien-Tampa, Theresa…
Ultimate Betrayal: Son Testifies Against Mobster Dad and Wore FBI Wire
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It may be one of the ultimate betrayals in mob history, and certainly there have been no shortage of them. There was of course the very famous one: Gambino Underboss Sammy the Bull” Gravano turning on the top boss John Gotti. But this one, according to the New York Daily News,…
Crooked Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Released to Halfway House
“Hit the road Jack and don’t you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.” Ray Charles, 1961. By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Crooked lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who epitomized all that was wrong with official Washington, is close to seeing daylight. The Associated Press reported that Abramoff, 51, was released Tuesday from…
FBI Defends Itself in Murder Linked to Joran van der Sloot
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI on Wednesday defended itself against accusations that it screwed up in the case involving Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the death of a woman in Peru. He has also long been a suspect in the death of Natalee Holloway, the Alabama high school teen who disappeared…
FBI Brings Terrorist Investigative Techniques to Wall Street
By Allan Lengel For AOL News Convicted swindler Bernie Madoff was no terrorist in the traditional sense, but he did terrorize many clients by robbing them of their finances and psychological security. Hoping to spot financial scandals before they get too far — or too Madoff-like — the FBI in New York is increasingly employing…
A Detroit Mob Photo by the FBI Surveillance Squad Captures History
I joined the Detroit FBI surveillance squad in 1977. Two years later, on June 11, 1979 , we witnessed an event- its historical significance and ramifications would not be clear until many years later. But before I get to that, a little history. In the early 1970s, the FBI’s Detroit Field Office established the FBI’s…
FBI History: The Surveillance Squad Took a 1979 Photo of the Detroit Mob Worth Thousands of Words
Greg Stejskal served as an FBI agent for 31 years and retired as resident agent in charge of the Ann Arbor office. He is a columnist for ticklethewire.com. By Greg Stejskal ticklethewire.com I joined the Detroit FBI surveillance squad in 1977. Two years later, on June 11, 1979 , we witnessed an event- its historical…