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Witness in Chandra Levy Case Was Sexually Assaulted in Prison by Suspect
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office is gearing up for an Oct. 18 trial in the slaying of intern Chandra Levy in 2001. The latest in the case came Monday when prosecutors told a D.C. Superior Court judge that Ingmar Guandique,29, the man charged in the murder, sexually assaulted a…
Debra Evans Smith to Head Administrative Division at FBI’s D.C. Field Office
Debra Evans Smith/fbi photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Debra Evans Smith, who worked on the high-profile spy case involving FBI agent Robert Hanssen, was named special agent in charge of the Administrative Division at FBI’s Washington Field Office, the agency announced Monday. Smith most recently served as a special assistant to FBI Director…
Fed Prosecutor in Ted Stevens Case Commits Suicide
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — One of the federal prosecutors in the botched Sen. Ted Stevens public corruption case in Washington committed suicide over the weekend, NPR reported. Carrie Johnson of NPR reported that that prosecutor Nick Marsh took his own life. Marsh was one of the prosecutors in the Stevens case that imploded…
The FBI Cheating Scandal Probe Began at the Washington Field Office With an “Anonymous Complaint”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A probe into the nationwide FBI test cheating scandal cited in an Inspector General report released Monday began at the Washington field office, just blocks from the Capitol. The report, which cited widespread cheating on an open book exam nationwide, said the FBI Inspection Division in September 2009 received…
Number of FBI Agents Cheated on Test, IG Report Says
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — As expected, the Justice Department’s Inspector General report released Monday found that a number of FBI agents cheated on a test on bureau policies for conducting surveillance on Americans. Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine says he found “significant abuses and cheating” and that people worked together or got…
NY Times Editorial: A Reminder to the FBI
By The New York Times Editorial Page The day after Thanksgiving, 2002, was a slow day in the Pittsburgh office of the F.B.I., so a supervisor sent a special agent to a rally against the threatened war in Iraq to look for any terrorism suspects who might be there, just to ”see what they are…
Obama Administration Wants to Keep Better Tabs on Internet and Bank Transfers
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is making moves to try and get a better handle on the activities of terrorists. Charlie Savage of the The New York Times reports that federal law enforcement and national security officials plan next year to seek new regulations from Congress that would allow agencies to…
FBI’s Troubled Computer Project to Go In House
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –– The FBI is making a new move to try and bring its troubled computer project called the “Sentinel” under control, according to the Washington Post’s Capital Business report. The program has been plagued by endless glitches. The paper reports that the FBI has decided to bring the project in…