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11 Arrested in Northern Virginia Guns and Weapons Ring
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A three-year investigation focusing on drug and weapon rings came to an end with 11 arrests in Northern Virginia on Wednesday, reports the Washington Post. Some of those arrested had ties to street gangs. The operation was primarily in Manassas and Fairfax County, and resulted in charges against more than 60 people….
Column: Prosecutors May Be Overreaching in Recommending 15-20 Years for Blago
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In political corruption cases, how much prison time is enough? Fed prosecutors in the case of Rod Blagojevich — the world’s most talkative ex-governor — are recommending that he get 15 to 20 years at sentencing, which is set for Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Chicago. Yes, Blagojevich was a…
FBI Lennon Files Released
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Beatles fans have their weekend cut out for them. A newly released trove of FBI files on John Lennon are now available online, through the bureau’s online database. Along with two other stacks of previously released documents on the British rocker, the newly released documents focus on 1978 investigation of a…
Amish Raid in Hate Crimes Turns Up Marijuana Seeds, Cocaine
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The Amish beard-cutting saga grows stranger and stranger. Talking Points Memo now reports that, along with scissors and clippers, federal agents also found evidence of marijuana and cocaine during a raid on the compound of the beard-cutting suspects. As previously reported, the FBI investigated possible hate crimes among the Amish community…
Respected Ex-Sheriff Arrested, Taken to Prison that Bears His Name
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com In a movie-like twist of fate, a former Colorado sheriff was arrested by officers from the department he once presided over, then taken to the prison named after him, reports the New York Times. Retired republican sheriff Patrick Sullivan was arrested Tuesday afternoon for attempting to exchange methamphetamines for sex with…
Wash., R.I. Govs’ Seek Reclassification with DEA for Marijuana
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Adding their voices to legions of other public and law enforcement officials, the governors of Washington and Rhode Island have filed a petition with the DEA seeking to reclassify the legal standing of marijuana. The petition, filed by Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire and Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee, seeks to change…
One More Tunnel Found on US-Mexico Border in Growing Trend
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The latest in a series of secret passages used to smuggle drugs from Mexico to the US was found on Tuesday, linking warehouses in San Diego and Tijuana, reports the Associated Press. “It is clearly the most sophisticated tunnel we have ever found,” Lauren Mack, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and…
Obama Grabbed by the Arm, Secret Service Swarm
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Apparently those dismal approval ratings are not the whole story. An adoring fan grabbed the president by the arm at Scranton High School in Pennsylvania on Wednesday as he shook hands with supporters. ABC describes the president as walking into the high school to a “rock-star welcome” when the woman grabbed…