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FBI and ATF Attend Groundbreaking Ceremony For Terrorist Explosive Device Center in Ala.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The directors of the FBI and ATF, along with Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and the military attended a groundbreaking Monday for a new Terrorist Explosive Devices Analytical Center (TEDAC) Laboratory at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala. The FBI described the new center as “a milestone in TEDAC’s development and in the…
Border Patrol Agents Accused of Smuggling Immigrants
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Trial begins next month for two former Border Patrol agents accused of smuggling people from Mexico, Fox News reported. One of the agents, Raul Villarreal, often appeared on TV to warn Mexicans of the dangers of entering the U.S. illegally. Villarreal’s older brother and fellow former agent, Fidel Villarreal also is accused…
Feds Arrest 3 Officials in Calif. Bribery Case
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating the small Southern California city of Cudahy after arresting three officials Friday that feds say accepted bribes to support the opening of a marijuana dispensary, L.A. Times reports. Documents in the case against former City Manager Angel Perales, Mayor David Silva and Councilman Osvaldo Conde suggest bribery and…
Drug Killing in Honduras is Part of Aggressive DEA Strategy
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The shooting death of a suspected drug trafficker in Honduras by a federal agent is part of a new, aggressive enforcement strategy that started in April, the Washington Post reports. Since then, the DEA has seen a dramatic increase in arrests. The mission is called Operation Anvil and is run by six…
Issa: No Evidence of White House Cover-Up in ‘Fast and Furious’
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa said Sunday there is no evidence that the White House was involved in a cover-up of the botched gun-trafficking operation known as “Fast and Furious,” Bloomberg reports. Instead, Issa said on several Sunday talk shows that the blame lies with Justice Department for covering up documents…
Feds Seek Stiff Penalty in Illegal Online Gambling Case
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal prosecutors are hoping send a message about illegal online gambling by urging a judge to sentence the brother-in-law of U.S. Rep. John Tierney, D-Massachusetts, for at least four years, the Boston Herald reported. The mastermind of Antigua-based Sports Off Shore, Daniel Eremian, was found guilty in December of racketeering and conspiracy…
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Hoover Had His Agents in the 1950s Asking Mobsters if the Mafia Existed
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com There doesn’t seem to be any doubt these days that the Mafia exists. In fact, that goes without saying. But in the 1950s, not everyone subscribed to that assumption. Jerry Capeci of Gang Land News, the premiere website on the Mafia, has unearthed documents which show that J. Edgar Hoover’s agents…