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Trial Starts Today For Ex-FBI Agent
A disgraced FBI agent from Boston allegedly provided information the feds say helped set up a murder in Florida. Jury selection begins today. By Kurt Anderson Associated Press MIAMI — John J. Connolly was hundreds of miles away in 1982 when gambling executive John Callahan’s bullet-riddled body was discovered in the trunk of his Cadillac…
Skeptics Remain In Anthrax Probe
After focusing on scientist Steven Hatfill for years, the FBI finally did an about face and said the real anthrax culprit was scientist Bruce Ivins. But not everyone is buying that including some key members of Congress. By Scott Shane and Eric Lichtblau The New York Times WASHINGTON — A month after the F.B.I. declared that an…
FBI Probing Maryland State Politico
Democratic state Sen. Nathanial Exum is the target of an FBI probe into an auto repair shop and state car inspections By Rosalind S. Helderman and John Wagner Washington Post Staff Writers WASHINGTON — The FBI has launched an inquiry into Maryland Sen. Nathaniel Exum (D-Prince George’s), questioning a now-retired state police captain and a…
Detroit Mayor’s Woes May Not Be Over
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has stepped down as mayor and will go off to jail for four months. But reports suggest the FBI still may have some interest in his activities and his legal problems may not be over. By Paul Egan Detroit News DETROIT – The plea deal announced Thursday to settle perjury and…
Feds Shed Light on Bizzare Bank Heist
A pizza delivery guy who said he was forced into robbing a bank wasn’t delivering the truth, feds say. By Sean D. Hamill New York Times ERIE, Pa. – In one of the most bizarre crimes in recent memory, a pizza deliveryman walked into a bank near here five years ago and gave a teller…
FBI Ups The Ante $1 million For Mobster
The Boston FBI continues to hunt mobster James “Whitey” Bulger. Will adding to the reward help? By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The reward for the capture of Boston’s most notorious mobster James “Whitey” Bulger has doubled. The FBI is now offering $2 million. Along with the reward, the FBI said Wednesday that it’s…
Talk On Terrorisim
FBI Terrorism expert JOHN G. PERREN answers questions about Obama’s impact on the White Supremacist movement, terrorists and the Internet and the threat of the “lone wolf”
FBI Could Get Greater Powers Under New Plan
The reach of the FBI could get longer under a new Justice Department plan. Will it help? Does it go too far? In any event, it’s bound to cause controversy. By Eric Lichtblau New York Times WASHINGTON — A Justice Department plan would loosen restrictions on the Federal Bureau of Investigation to allow agents…