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U.S. Marshals Help Track Down Health Care Executive in Mexico
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Sophisticated and a person of means, convicted health care executive Rebecca S. Parrett was one tough person to track down. She was on the lam for two years. But the Justice Department announced Wednesday that Mexican authorities arrested Parrett, 62, Tuesday in the resort town of Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico, thanks to…
Feds Bust Northern Va. Man Who Plotted to Blow Up D.C. Area Subways
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI busted a northern Virginia man on charges that he conspired with people he thought were al Qaeda operatives to blow up subway stations in the Washington Metro system, authorities announced Wednesday. FBI agents arrested Farooque Ahmed, 34, of Ashburn, Va., on Wednesday morning on charges of conspiring with others…
Atty. Gen. Holder Wears ATF Badge and Yellow Ribbon in Support of Agent Will Clark
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com ORLANDO — ATF agent Will Clark, who is on trial in the Virgin Islands for murder, is getting support from some very high places in the U.S. government. The ATF posted a photo on its webpage of Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. addressing the annual conference for the International Association of…
FBI Seizes Fake Andrew Wyeth Painting
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Imitation may be the most sincere form of flattery, but in the art world it’s not always seen that way. The FBI announced Monday that in July it had seized a fraudulent Andrew Wyeth painting “Snow Birds” from a New York auction house . The FBI said the fraudulent painting, which…
Washington Post Editorial: How the Gun Lobby Keeps ATF From Doing its Job
The Washington Post Editorial Page WASHINGTON — TAKING AND tracking inventory is a basic component of many businesses. Imagine, for example, a pharmacy that routinely could not account for its drugs. The store would quickly run into trouble with regulators. Not so gun dealers. Since 2005, 113,642 guns have been reported missing from the thousands…
FBI Investigating Gun Shots at Buildings in Northern Virginia
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI said Tuesday it has opened an investigation into three mysterious shootings at buildings in Northern Virginia since Oct. 17, including the Pentagon. No one has been injured. The FBI said it has confirmed that shots fired at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va., and the…
Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Announces New Initiative to Address Law Enforcement Safety
Holder delivers speech in Orlando/ticklethewire.com photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com ORLANDO — Concerned about the rising tide of law enforcement deaths on duty, Atty. General Eric Holder Jr. announced Tuesday a new Justice Department initiative called “VALOR” to address law enforcement safety. Speaking before a crowd of federal, state and local law enforcement at the…