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FBI Taps Brian Brooks for HQ Post as Assistant Director of the Operational...
Brian Brooks (FBI photo) By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Brian Brooks is moving up to the post of assistant director of the Operational Technology Division for the FBI at headquarters. Brooks most...
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DEA to Open New Office to Combat Prescription Painkiller Abuse
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA is opening if first new field office in nearly 20 years in an effort to combat prescription-opioid abuse. The DEA’s 22nd office will be based in Louisville,...
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The Remarkable Life of FBI Special Agent Jerry Crowe – 1924-2017
Photo via FBI By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Jerome K. “Jerry” Crowe, a retired FBI special agent who played a significant role in major cases and founded the bureau’s first SWAT team in Los...
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FBI Special Agent, Fire Marshal Killed While Waiting for Help on Highway
FBI Supervisory Special Agent Carlos Wolff. By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI agent and state fire marshal were struck by a car and killed Friday while waiting for help on the shoulder of a...
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David Gelios, Head of the Detroit FBI, Retiring to Take Job in Private Sector
David Gelios By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — David Gelios, the head of the Detroit FBI since late 2015, who oversaw a number of major investigations involving public corruption in Macomb...
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Video: David Gelios, Retiring Head of Detroit FBI, Talks About Corruption,...
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com David Gelios in his office in downtown Detroit (FBI photo) DETROIT –– David Gelios tenure as head of the FBI in Detroit has been relatively brief but extremely...
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FBI Names Michael McGarrity Assistant DIrector of Counterterrorism Division...
Michael McGarrity By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Michael McGarrity, who most recently served as special agent in charge of the Criminal Division in the New York FBI division, has been named...
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Robert ‘Mac’ McIntrye, a Retired Member of DEA-Detroit Police Task Force,...
Robert “Mac” McIntyre By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — Robert “Mac” McIntyre, a Vietnam vet and retired Detroit Police officer who worked on a DEA/Detroit Police Task Force in the 1980s and...
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John Brosnan Named Special Agent in Charge of N.Y. Field Offices’ Criminal...
Special Agent John Brosnan appointed to lead the Criminal Division for the New York Field Office. By Steve Neavling Ticklethewire.com John Brosnan, who most recently served as the section chief of the...
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Jill Sanborn, a Veteran Counterterrorism Expert, to Head FBI’s Minneapolis...
FBI Special Agent Jill Sanborn. By Steve Neavling Ticklethewire.com Jill Sanborn, a veteran counterterrorism agent who led the FBI’s investigation of the San Bernardino mass shooting in 2015, has been...
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Timothy Gallagher to Retire As Special Agent in Charge of Newark Division
Timothy Gallagher to retire as head of the FBI’s Newark Division. By Steve Neavling Ticklethewire.com Timothy Gallagher, a 22-year veteran of the FBI, plans to retire as head of the bureau’s Newark...
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FBI Agent Dies at 48 After Exposure to 9/11 Toxins at Pentagon Crash Site
Former FBI Agent Mellisa Morrow, via GoFundMe. By Steve Neavling Ticklethewire.com An FBI agent who was exposed to contaminants while working at the Pentagon crash site in the immediate aftermath of...
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FBI Agent Who Died After Exposure to 9/11 Toxins Laid to Rest in Moving Ceremony
Former FBI Agent Mellisa Morrow, via GoFundMe. By Steve Neavling Ticklethewire.com An FBI agent who died of brain cancer after she was exposed to contaminants while working at the Pentagon crash site...
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Retired Head of FBI’s Minneapolis Division Takes Job with Federal Reserve Bank
Richard Thornton, former FBI agent in charge of the Minneapolis division. By Steve Neavling Ticklethewire.com Richard Thornton, the former agent in charge of the FBI’s Minneapolis division, has been...
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David Bowdich Replaces McCabe as The FBI’s #2 Agent
David Bowdich (file photo) By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com David Bowdich has been named deputy director of the FBI, officially replacing Andrew McCabe, who was fired shortly before his retirement....
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FBI Names 5 Agents to Senior Leadership Posts
Gregory Ehrie By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI Director Christopher Wray has named executives to five senior leadership positions: Ryan T. Young, special agent in charge of the Counterterrorism...
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Veteran ATF Agent Dies During Training Exercise in Texas
Paul “Scott” Ragsdale of Rockwall By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com ATF Agent Paul “Scott” Ragsdale of Rockwall, 41, died Thursday from an apparent heart attack during training in Coppell, Tex., NBC 5...
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David LeValley, Head of Atlanta FBI, Dies From Complication Related to 9/11...
David J. LeValley By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com David J. LeValley, head of the Atlanta FBI, died Saturday from complications related to the 9/11 attack, the FBI said Saturday. In a statement, the...
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Former Head of LA U.S. Secret Service Division Named CEO of Security Firm
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Rob Savage III Robert Savage III, the former head of the Los Angeles U.S. Secret Service division, has been named chief executive officer of the 360 Group...
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Interim Head of DEA Is Stepping Down, Citing Increasing Challenges
Robert Patterson By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Having interim heads of major federal law enforcement agencies for too long often sends a message that the agency isn’t as important as some other...
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