New Orleans U.S. Atty. Jim Letten Recuses Himself From Phone Tampering Scandal

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com New Orleans U.S. Attorney Jim Letten removed himself last week from the phone tampering scandal involving Sen. Mary Landrieu’s New Orleans office, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported. The paper said a press release sent Monday night to reporters stated Letten recused himself from the case because of “various relevant factors.” The…

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Cong. Conyers Asks Justice to Probe Fatal FBI Shooting of Imam in Michigan

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The FBI fatal shooting in October of a Muslim imam in suburban Detroit is continuing to generate plenty controversy. Rep. John Conyers (D-Mi), chairman of the House Judiciary, is calling for an independent investigation into the shooting of imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah, the Detroit News reported. An autopsy report…

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Fed Air Marshal Service Faces Allegations of Discrimination and Retaliation

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — At a time when the U.S. has called for an increase in federal air marshals, the service is dealing with some serious internal problems, according to the investigative news website ProPublica. ProPulbica is reporting that the parent agency Transportation Security Administration  “is investigating allegations of discrimination in the Orlando…

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FBI HQ Promotes Agents Michael Folmar and Tracy Reinhold

  By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — FBI agents Tracy Reinhold and Michael J. Folmar are moving up the food chain at FBI headquarters. Reinhold becomes the FBI’s assistant director of the Directorate of Intelligence, rising from the deputy assistant director. Folmar becomes assistant director of the FBI’s Security Division. He most recently served as…

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