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Homeland’s Janet Napolitano Says U.S. at Most “Heightened State” Since Sept. 11 Attack
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Certainly it’s not what we want to hear. Janet Napolitano, head of the Department of Homeland Security told a Congressional committee Wednesday that the terrorism threat “facing our country has evolved significantly in the last ten years – and continues to evolve – so that, in some ways, the…
Update: Police Say of FBI Agent Who Crashed Car and Killed Teen: Alcohol and Excessive Speed “Likely Contributors”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Authorities said Wednesday that a D.C. FBI agent involved in a crash Monday night that killed a teen in suburban D.C. submitted to a breathalyzer test and that alcohol and excessive speed seemed to be “likely contributors.” Cpl. Henry Tippet, a spokesman for the Prince George’s County police, told…
MTV Shows Photo of DiCaprio Playing a Young J. Edgar Hoover in Upcoming Film
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com MTV has posted a photo of Leonardo DiCaprio playing the late FBI director J. Edgar Hoover in the upcoming film “J Edgar”. The film, being directed by Clint Eastwood, has been generating a buzz, particularly because Hoover is reportedly going to be portrayed as having an ongoing affair with his right…
FBI Searching for Assets in U.S. of Ousted Tunisian Pres. Ben Ali
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI is trying to figure out if ousted Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and other officials have assets in the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reports. Agents, along with a new Justice Department team, are looking for “proceeds of theft by foreign officials,” the Journal reported. The paper reported…
Ex-Nashville U.S. Atty. John Roberts Dies at age 74
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former Nashville U.S. Attorney John Roberts, who served during the Clinton administration, died Sunday after a long illness, the Memphis Post reported. He was 74. After leaving his post, Roberts served as executive director of the Livingston-Overton County Chamber of Commerce. Previously, he served as a General Sessions Court judge. The…
U.S. Atty’s Office Says Chandra Levy Killer Poses “Grave Danger” to Community; Asks for Life Sentence
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It hardly comes as a surprise that the U.S. Attorney’s Office is asking a judge to sentence Chandra Levy’s killer to life in prison without parole. The Washington Post reports that the prosecutors, in asking for a life sentence, wrote in a sentencing memorandum filed Tuesday that convicted killer…
FBI Agents Nab New England Mobster in Idaho After 17 Years on the Lam
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com After changing his name and being on the lam for 17 years, the FBI on Monday nabbed suspected New England mobster Enrico Ponzo in Idaho, the Boston Herald reported. The paper reported that Ponzo, 42, — suspected of being part of New England’s Patriarca Family –faces a host of charges including…
Some Scratch Head: Wonder Why R.I. Fed Prosecutors Were Left Out of Loop on Major Drug Bust Linked to Mexican Cartels
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The unusual circumstances warranted this headline in the Providence Journal on Wednesday: “U.S. Prosecutors Left in the Cold on Drug Bust.” The paper reported that when state police and DEA agents in Providence, R.I., last week announced the seizure of 145 pounds of cocaine, $1.2 million in cash and the arrest…