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Ohio Man Who Pointed Gun at FBI Agent Gets 21 Years
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Among the dumb things to do in life, pointing a gun at an FBI agent is up there. Ask Demond R. Johnigan, 19, of Dayton, Ohio. Johnigan was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Ohio to 21 years in prison for, among other things, pointing a gun at an FBI…
Gambino Crime Family Has a New Boss
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Gambino Crime Family has a new boss — Domenico (Italian Dom) Cefalu, marking a clear end to the Gotti era, Gang Land News reported. Mob expert Jerry Capeci of Gang Land News writes: “In a surprise move, the Gambinos have gone back to the old-fashioned way of running a crime…
Arizona Border Patrol Station to be Named After Slain Agent Brian Terry
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Border Patrol station in Bisbee, Ariz. will be renamed after agent Brian Terry, who was shot to death last December. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, introduced the bill in the House this week. “Our nation’s Border Patrol agents have a distinguished history…
Judge Blocks Justice Dept. From Correcting Statement About Anthrax Suspect
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A federal judge temporarily blocked the Justice Department from correcting a court filing that undercut the FBI’s conclusion that Army researcher Bruce Ivins was responsible for the anthrax letter attacks in 2001, PBS Frontline, McClatchy and ProPublica reported in a joint story. U.S. District Judge Daniel Hurley of West Palm Beach,…
Column: Norway Gunman Has a Lot in Common With OK Bomber Tim McVeigh
Andrew Gumbel, a Los Angeles-based journalist, is writing a book about the Oklahoma City bombing, due out from William Morrow next April. By Andrew Gumbel Los Angeles Times Op-Ed Page America’s violent far right would have no difficulty recognizing the tell-tale signatures of Friday’s killing spree in Norway — and not just because they would…
Ex-FBI Agent Finds Islamic Educational Material for New FBI Recruits Offensive
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com As recently as 2009, the FBI was presenting materials about Islam to new recruits that former agent Mike German thought was a little shocking and might lead to abuse, according to the website Talking Points Memo. “Certainly I was concerned with the approach the FBI was taking post-9/11, which is why…
Ex-Secret Service Agent and New Author Don Tucker Talks About Folks He Protected Like Pres. Reagan
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EPA Agent Indicted for Allegedly Lying About Affair With FBI Agent
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A former special agent with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Criminal Investigation Division in Dallas was indicted Wednesday in Louisiana for allegedly lying about having an affair with an FBI agent he was working with, the Justice Department announced. Keith Phillips, 61, of Kent, Tex. was charged with obstruction of justice and…