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Ex-FBI Agent and Wife on Trial in Va. for Fraud
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s showtime for former FBI agent John Robert Graves and his wife Sara Turberville Graves. Trial began Monday in fed court in Richmond for the two who are accused of defrauding 11 Virginians out of $1.3 million, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. Graves, 52, and his wife Sara, 44, are charged with…
Don Oswald Hanging Up the Gun and Badge as Head of FBI in Minn.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s adios for Don Oswald after a short stint as head of the FBI in Minneapolis. Oswald ,53, tells the Associated Press that he’s retiring to practice practice law. He eventually wants to become a judge. He was assigned to the job last May. “I really would like to pursue that…
FBI: More Than 300,000 Could Lose Web Access in July
By CNN In the wake of a multi-million-dollar online scam, more than 300,000 computer users worldwide could find themselves without Web access this summer. Luckily for them, it will only take a few clicks to clean things up. The FBI announced that it’s created a website where users can check whether they’re infected with malware…
Long-Time U.S. Atty. Spokesman Patrick Crosby Departs to Start PR and Media Consulting Firm
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Patrick Crosby, the quick-witted press spokesman and long-time fixture in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Atlanta, is moving on. He had been with the office for 15 years. Crosby, a former investigative reporter and anchorman, has opened a media and public relations service called GeorgiaNewsmakers.com. While in the media, he won…
Column: Secret Service Scandal is Not Indicative of Agency’s Current Culture
James G. Huse is a retired Inspector General for Social Security and the retired assistant director of the U.S. Secret Service. He occasionally writes a column for ticklethewire.com. He currently a Senior Advisor for a major consulting firm. By James G. Huse ticklethewirecom I have been somewhat “retired” from this column for many months, but…
FBI Seizes Server in Anonymous Pittsburgh Bomb Threat Case
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Feds roiled progressives, leftists, and free speech activists last Wednesday when they removed a server from the co-location of Riseup and May First/People Link offices in NYC — all part of an FBI probe into bomb threats against the University of Pittsburgh, according to the organization Riseup. The FBI appeared to target…
John Edwards Campaign Finance Trial Begins
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com In like a lion, out like a lamb for former golden boy John Edwards. Even if he beats criminal charges of campaign finance corruption, Edwards will be hard-pressed to ever recover his public image. The L.A. Times reports that former North Carolina Senator and presidential candidate John Edwards goes to trial on…
Judge May Sanction Feds After DEA Agent Failed to Mention Use of GPS
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The failure to disclose evidence to defense attorneys continues to be a nagging problem in the federal court system, according to the website FieldLogix. In one of the latest incidents, U.S. District Judge Mark Bennett of Iowa is considering sanctions against prosecutors after a DEA agent failed to disclose that it…