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Judge Chastises FBI for Listening to Too Much, But Won’t Ban All Recordings
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A federal judge on Wednesday chastised the FBI for listening to wiretapped conversations that were private or irrelevant, calling the agency’s action “unnecessary”, “voyaeuristic” and “disgraceful.” But he refused a request by the defense to bar all tapes from being used in an upcoming insider trading trial in Manhattan. Defendant Craig…
Rep. Issa Threatens to Hold ATF in Contempt
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) continues to hammer away at ATF. On Wednesday, the Congressman threatened to begin contempt proceedings against the agency if it continues to hold back subpoenaed documents on the controversial gun-walking programs that encouraged gun dealers to sell to straw purchasers — all in hopes of tracing the…
New Warnings to Replace the Color-Coded Terrorism Ones
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Goodbye Code Orange, Code Yellow. We’ll hardly miss ya. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano is set Wednesday to announce the new terrorism advisory warnings that will replace the color coded ones many citizens became numb to. Authorities said they will include a clear statement on the nature of the threat,…
FBI Profilers Looking at Folks Like Serial Killers and Bernie Madoff
By Matthew Goldstein Reuters NEW YORK — Bernard Madoff — the architect of history’s biggest Ponzi scheme — and Gary Ridgway – the Green River killer — would seem to have little in common aside from being branded as “monsters” in the tabloids. But a team of FBI agents, the same ones who specialize in…
Fed Judge Tosses Conviction of White Supremacist Who Posted Info About Jury Foreman
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The message is clear: Even hatemongers have Constitutional rights. The Chicago Tribune reports that a federal judge has tossed out the conviction in Chicago of white supremacist William White who posted personal information on his website about a jury foreman who helped convict a fellow white supremacist in 2004. A jury…
Widow and Daughter of Suspect Face Charges in Slaying of W. Va. Deputy Marshal
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The feds aren’t finished dealing with the February shootout in Elkins, W. Va., which resulted in the death of deputy U.S. Marshal Derek Hotsinpiller and the wounding of two other deputies. The suspect Charles Smith was also killed. On Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in West Virginia announced charges against the…
Column: Source Tells Politico Bush Justice Dept. Nixed Prosecution of Islamic Group Tied to Hamas
By Josh Gerstein Politico Under President George W. Bush, the Justice Department considered and rejected criminal charges against the Council on American-Islamic Relations for alleged support of Hamas, a knowledgeable source told POLITICO Monday. The decision not to indict CAIR came in 2004 as prosecutors in Dallas were preparing to seek an indictment of the…
The FBI Shows What it Does in Afghanistan
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