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Feds Bust U.S.-Egyptian ID Theft Ring
International cooperation is good. But not in this case. The FBI has busted up a U.S. and Egyptian crime ring. By Thomas Watkins Associated Press LOS ANGELES –– Authorities said Wednesday they have arrested 33 people in breaking up a crime ring in the U.S. and Egypt in which an elaborate “phishing” scam bilked bank…
Report Shows Undercover Investigators For NY Mayor Buy Guns From Unlicensed Dealers
It’s not hard to buy an illegal gun on the streets. But this study shows what we’ve all known for a long long time: it’s not hard to illegally buy a gun at gun shows. It’s simply ridiculous. These guns shows have been a haven for dope dealers and unstable people looking for guns. By…
Law Enforcement Deaths Could Hit 5-Decade Low
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DENVER — The number of in the line of duty federal and local law enforcement fatalities could hit a five decade low this year, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. The fund said law enforcement deaths, which increased in the first half of 2009, declined sharply in the…
Fed Grand Jury Probing Hilton Hotels in Theft of Documents
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Nothing like a good hotel war wrapped in a scandal. The Wall Street Journal reports that a federal grand jury is probing whether Hilton Worldwide and several former executives swiped thousands of pages of confidential documents from rival Starwood Hotels & Resorts. The paper, attributing the information to “people familiar with…
Home Grown Pot Cutting into Mexican Cartels’ Bottom Line
This is an interesting twist in the drug war. It will be interesting to see how this shakes out and how the Mexican Cartels react. Then again, this won’t put the cartels out of business. They seem to be doing fine financially. By Steve Fainaru and William Booth Washington Post Foreign Service ARCATA, Calif. —…
FBI Reports Rapes at 20 Year Low
Here’s good news. It’s good to see law enforcement taking advantage of science. By Donna Leinwand USA TODAY WASHINGTON –– Reported rapes have fallen to the lowest level in 20 years as DNA evidence helps send more rapists to prison and victims are more willing to work with police and prosecutors, victims advocates and crime…
Joint Terrorism Task Force Lost Terror Suspect on NY Subway During Surveillance
With most investigations, there’s always that ooops moment investigators hope doesn’t amount to much. The question is: Did this one amount to much? Unclear. By Mark Hosenball Newsweek WASHINGTON — In the tense final days before the FBI arrested Afghan-American Najibullah Zazi on terror-conspiracy charges, the Feds had a major scare: NEWSWEEK has learned that…
Feds Bust More than 50 Motorcyle Gang Members in Multi-State Case
Motorcycle gangs have gotten away with murder and violence for so long. The busts are welcome news. By Andrew Clevenger The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Federal authorities arrested more than 50 members and associates of the Pagan Motorcycle Club, including its national president and vice president, accusing the national biker gang of using violence…