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Retired FBI Intelligence Section Chief Cornelius Sullivan Dies at Age 84
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Retired FBI agent Cornelius “Neil” Sullivan, who was the section chief of the intelligence division and was credited with fostering improved relations with the CIA, died earlier this month in Silver Spring, Md. at age 84, the Washington Post reported. Sullivan joined the FBI in 1951 and served in…
FBI Reports Provide Details on the Surging Threats to Congress Members
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A surge of threats have been pouring into our nation’s lawmakers, and the FBI provided details to Politico. One threat involved a voice mail message in February 2009 to Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mi.) , according to Politico: “We’re gonna [expletive] get you,” the man said. “We’re gonna get you with a…
Ex-FBI Linguist Gets 20 Months in Prison For Leaking Info to Blogger
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — An ex-FBI contract linguist with top security clearance is headed off to prison for one year and eight months for leaking classified documents to a blogger. U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams in Greenbelt, Md. sentenced Shamai Kedem Leibowitz, aka Samuel Shamai Leibowitz, 40, of Silver Spring, Md., and ordered…
FBI Report Says Major Crimes Including Murder and Rape Down in 2009
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Murders, robberies and rapes were down in the U.S. in 2009, according to the FBI’s Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report released Monday. The report said violent crimes were down 5.5 percent over last year and property crimes dropped 4.9 percent. More specifically, robberies dropped 8.1 percent; murder, 7.2 percent;…
Wisc. Narcotics Cop Who Fled FBI Agents to Plead Guilty in FBI Sting
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire. A Wisconsin state narcotics agent, who fled in his car when confronted by FBI agents last March, is expected to plead guilty to stealing $1,100 in an FBI sting, according to the Associated Press. Johnny Santiago, a special agent with the Wisconsin Department of Justice, is expected to plead guilty in…
Weekend Series on History: Nixon Gets FBI Honor
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FBI Pursued Sources of Legendary Columnist Robert Novak in the 1980s
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Legendary syndicated newspaper column Robert Novak, who was nicknamed “The Prince of Darkness”, was on the FBI’s radar way before he stepped into a controversy in 2003 by publishing the name of CIA operative Valerie Plame. The Washington Post’s Joe Stephens reports that just obtained FBI records show the…