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December 20, 2006
Happy Xmas (War is Over?)
It was a long fight-- a generational struggle, as President Bush might say-- but UCI Professor Jon Wiener has finally prevailed: the government agreed yesterday to release the last of the classified FBI surveillance files on John Lennon. For 25 years, Wiener, a historian who has written two books ... More >>
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January 31, 2007
All your porn are belong to U.S.
That's not "us" in the post title, that's U.S. As in the U.S. federal government. Because according to a Cnet News story (found via TPMmuckracker.com), while your boss may never find out what you're really doing with your computer when you should be working, the feds just might. Th ... More >>
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June 5, 2007
Tuesday's Headlines
Apologetic at gunpoint: The Oxford-shirt-and-khaki-pants-donning man known as the "Irreconcilable Bandit" held up his 16th bank Monday—a California National Bank in Newport Beach. He repeatedly apologized to the teller, saying he was going through "hard times" and needed the mon ... More >>
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June 5, 2008
Rohrabacher on Torture: "Just hazing"
The House Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight held a hearing on detainee treatment at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba yesterday. The meeting focused on a recent FBI report documenting abusive interrogation tactics toward prisoners at the facility. Present at the hearing w ... More >>
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July 15, 1999
The Few, the Proud, the Spies
Spying on civilians was part of El Toros mission
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March 7, 2002
Mondo Washington
Spying on civilians was part of El Toros mission
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March 10, 2009
Interesting Op-Ed Pieces on FBI Informant, Toll Roads
In "Breach of Trust: FBI Wants It Both Ways," the editorial board of UC Irvine's New University student newspaper takes issue with the indictment of a Muslim resident of Tustin and the use of a controversial government informant. (Background is here and here.) The case is bound to have a chilling ef ... More >>
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March 18, 2009
Muslim Groups Consider Breaking FBI Ties Over Irvine Case
Citing the highly publicized case involving an undercover informant who spied on an Irvine mosque, a coalition of U.S. Muslim organizations has announced it may suspend relations with the FBI."Muslim communities throughout the United States have made significant advances in promoting and contributin ... More >>
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April 2, 2009
Some Muslims Support FBI's Stand Against CAIR
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which has an office in Anaheim, has been in the news (and on this blog) a lot lately following official confirmation that the FBI has been spying on the Islamic Society of Irvine mosque. CAIR and the Islamic Educational Center of Oran ... More >>
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June 26, 2008
Declassified FBI Files Exonerate Joel Dvorman, OC's Original Conservative Scapegoat
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which has an office in Anaheim, has been in the news (and on this blog) a lot lately following official confirmation that the FBI has been spying on the Islamic Society of Irvine mosque. CAIR and the Islamic Educational Center of Oran ... More >>
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October 18, 2007
Against the Wall
Praying, eating and bowling with the most hated student group at UC Irvine
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August 5, 2004
Slammer Time!
Huntington Beach councilwoman faces federal case
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April 15, 2009
More Groups Sign Statement Damning FBI for Spying on Mosques
FBI Director Robert MuellerThe National Lawyers Guild--last seen in Clockwork four hours ago in relation to a debate it is hosting at Chapman University concerning visiting professor John Yoo signing off on torture while advising the Bush White House--is doing some signing off of its own. It's joine ... More >>
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December 8, 2005
Letters
Comparing Rand to Kolasinski Would be Similar to Comparing the Revolutionary Marx to the Revolutionary Jefferson
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September 1, 2005
Thats Noose to Him
Rohrabacher presses FBI about hangings
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June 23, 2005
Case Un-closed
eRohrabacher revisits the Oklahoma City bombing
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February 17, 2005
Dead End
Feds deny connection between CIA and ex-Laguna Beach cop and drug dealer. So why are his files secret?
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July 29, 2004
Slammer Time!
Huntington Beach councilwoman faces federal case
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November 27, 2003
Sorry seems to be the hardest word
Huntington Beach councilwoman faces federal case
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April 17, 2003
Throwing the Book at Us
Huntington Beach councilwoman faces federal case
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April 10, 2003
Suspicious Minds
Local libertarians look licked
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May 30, 2002
Long Arms of the Law
Local libertarians look licked
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February 14, 2002
Psychic Friends
Was John Schmitz nuts? Or did mobsters run Orange County?
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July 13, 2000
Raw Deal
Was John Schmitz nuts? Or did mobsters run Orange County?
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April 1, 1999
Tip-Toe Thru the Bureau
Paranoid FBI chief ordered Tiny Tim probe
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April 17, 2009
Work-at-Home Scams Draw FBI Attention
Hot on the heels of the Welcome to the Poorhouse post that included shady work-at-home offers in the email inbox, the FBI posted a story today warning of the same. (Note to self: when Clockwork and the G-Men are in sync, time to weatherproof against frogs falling from the sky.)The FBI expands its wa ... More >>
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April 20, 2009
ACLU Demanding That Feds Turn Over OC Mosque Spying Records
The case that erupted with ex-con man Craig Monteilh's confession that he's been spying on OC mosques for the FBI will hit local federal courts this afternoon, when the ACLU makes arguments asking for the release of all theJohn GilhooleyCraig Monteilh says he spied on the Islamic Center of Irvine fo ... More >>
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April 20, 2009
Public's Help Sought in Nabbing the 'Hazmat Bandit'
The Orange County Bank Robbery Task Force is seeking the public's help in identifying an armed bank robber authorities have dubbed the "Hazmat Bandit" due to his attire: a white painter's jumpsuit, a white hat, boots and sunglasses.The unidentified man--described as white, in his fifties, with long ... More >>
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July 31, 2009
FBI: That Cute Home for Rent Could Be Latest Nigerian Scam
So, you know those Nigerian criminals of "We've got a $1 million check waiting from your long lost Nigerian prince uncle" spam e-mail fame? They've come up with a new scam, warns the FBI. You can't believe your good fortune--you find a rental home in a nice area through a Craigslist classifi ... More >>
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October 7, 2009
Locals Among Dozens Caught Up in International Criminal Phishing Scheme
No, not that kind of fish fry. Congratulations, Orange County! Some of your residents were among today's arrestees in the largest cyber crime case of its kind. "Operation Phish Phry," the first joint cyber investigation between Egyptian law enforcement authorities and United States of ... More >>
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October 9, 2009
OC-Raised Lawyer Says New FBI Footage Shows OK City Bombing Coverup
On March 31, 2008, Salt Lake City attorney Jesse Trentadue won an unprecedented legal victory over the FBI in his years-old lawsuit to force the agency to hand over everything it has on the mysterious death of his brother, former Westminster resident Kenneth Trentadue. That day, the US District C ... More >>
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September 17, 2009
Public's Interest in FBI Spying on Islamic Mosques in OC Cited in Lawsuit Seeking Surveillance Guidelines
Photo by John GilhooleyCraig Monteilh, a.k.a. Farouk AzizWhile the Senate Judiciary Committee peppered FBI Director Robert Mueller with questions today before about the guidelines the bureau operates under while spying on Islamic mosques in the United States, a San Francisco legal advocacy and ed ... More >>
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December 4, 2009
Craig Monteilh's Mosque Spy Stories Draw FBI Response
Photo by John GilhooleyFrom the Craig Monteilh Informant-Wear Collection.The FBI provided a written response to a West Covina judge's decision to unseal court documents that an Irvine fitness instructor claims proves he was an FBI informant who spied on Southern California Islamic mosques and the ... More >>
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May 19, 2010
Rainbow Harbor Terror Attack is Just a Drill
If you swing by Rainbow Harbor in Long Beach today and notice an unusually large presence of law enforcement types running around like chickens with their heads cut off, you are witnessing neither an actual terror attack nor filming of pick-up scenes for Monday night's 24 finale.
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July 27, 2010
ACLU Seeks FBI Records on "Muslim Mapping"
As part of a massive request for data under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California today asked the FBI to turn over records related to the agency's collection and use of race and ethnicity data in Southern California communities.Th ... More >>
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August 13, 2010
[UPDATED:] Craig Monteilh, OC's Islamic Mosque Spy, is Dealt a Blow in his Lawsuit Against the FBI
UPDATE: Federal Judge James V. Selna did not, as expected, dismiss a lawsuit a former informant brought against the FBI but gave the complaint 20 more days of life so it may be amended (updates throughout) . . .Craig Monteilh, the Irvine fitness instructor who posed as a Muslim to infiltrate ... More >>
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October 6, 2010
"Pop the Lock Crew" Strikes Again!
The Pop the Lock Crew has struck again!The three masked men tied to recent bank heists in Dana Point, Mission Viejo and Ladera Ranch are believed to be behind Tuesday's 5:40 p.m. robbery of the Wells Fargo at 28211 Crown Valley Parkway, Laguna Niguel.
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December 21, 2010
Watch What You Photograph in Newport Harbor Lest You Wind Up in an Anti-Terror Database
Perhaps you've had family out from Idaho and taken them to the Newport Harbor area for a Balboa Bar and some sightseeing. Maybe they noticed the automobiles floating on water thanks to the Balboa Ferry and decided to snap some pictures of the scene with a cell phone camera.Those who take such pho ... More >>
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February 10, 2011
[UPDATED] Karen Elaine Hanover Accused of Impersonating FBI Agents With "Spoofing" Technology to Spook Clients Who Believed She was Scamming Them
UPDATE, FEB. 10, 4:33 P.M.: United District Court Judge Robert N. Block in Santa Ana set Karen Elaine Hanover's bond at $75,000 this afternoon.Her post-indictment arraignment is scheduled for 10 a.m. March 24 at the federal courthouse in Santa Ana.
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February 14, 2011
Hunt Heats Up for the Cooler Bandit
Recognize the guy on the right? The FBI and several Southern California law-enforcement agencies would love ever so much to know who he is, as he has been linked to seven bank robberies in the region since August 2009.His last hit was the Jan. 15 robbery of a U.S. Bank branch in Long Beach. He's ... More >>
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February 23, 2011
Racist OC Register Reader Fustercluck of the Day
Headline: Groups Sue FBI Over Muslim SurveillanceComment by RAMJET2: It doesn't matter if the FBI is watching the muslim community. WE are watching the muslim community and where ever they go WE pay special attention to what they do, what they carry and how they are dressed. As Bill O'Reilly, Fox ... More >>
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May 2, 2011
Osama Bin Laden's Death Prompts Lively Orange Circle Celebration
FBIMost unwantedDemonstrations against the Iraq war, abortion and limiting the right to choose have all be held in the middle of the Orange traffic circle in downtown Orange over the years.Last night, the Orange Circle became ground zero for an impromptu and boisterous celebration of the death of ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Was James "Whitey" Bulger an Active Senior in Orange County Before His Capture?
Before James "Whitey" Bulger was captured in Santa Monica Wednesday night, the 81-year-old South Boston mobster may have spent some of his 16 years on the run in Orange County.Before last night, the only FBI-acknowledged, California sightings of Bulger and his companion Catherine Greig, 60, were ... More >>
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September 15, 2011
[UPDATED with 'Triple Threat Bandit' Had Robbed Orange County Banks Before:] High-Speed Chase After Fullerton Bank Robbery
UPDATE, SEPT. 15, 3:46 P.M.: The FBI was already on the lookout for the man arrested at the end of today's hour-long chase."Preliminary investigation shows it was the same individual today as the 'Triple Threat Bandit,'" says FBI spokeswoman Ari Dekofsky. Today, the man allegedly robbed Farm ... More >>
News
September 29, 2011
Pyramid Scheme
Men boasting CIA and FBI ties met in Newport Beach to convince a mysterious billionaire to buy into a secret economy, and nothing was what it seemed
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October 7, 2011
[UPDATED with Arrest of Joseph William Kipp:] Who Would Win in a Staring Contest: the "Stare Down Bandit" or the "No Band Bandit"?
FBIUPDATE, OCT. 7, 11:50 A.M.: The FBI has arrested the man they believe to be the "No Band Bandit" shown at right.He is Joseph William Kipp, 52, of Anaheim.Kipp is accused of robbing US Bank branches in Hacienda Heights and Santa Ana, showing a teller a gun in the latter job, according to FBI sp ... More >>
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October 20, 2011
Calle 13
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October 28, 2011
Juggalos: An Emerging Threat, According to the FBI
Meranda Carter/OC WeeklyBe afraid of these local juggalos; the FBI considers them a threatThere's a real threat here, folks, and it's just been validated by the FBI, who call Juggalos "a loosely-organized hybrid gang" in the 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment. Previous to this report, we were o ... More >>
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December 22, 2011
Oytun Ayse Mihalik, Turkish National Living in OC, Accused of Funding Pakistan Terrorists
Ah, Pakistan, that U.S. . . . ahem . . . ally with the homegrown terrorists trying to blow up American soldiers and citizens abroad. Let's us keep those special friends in mind while checking out this: Oytun Ayse Mihalik of La Palma has been indicted on federal charges of providing material suppo ... More >>
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January 9, 2012
"Dying Son Bandit" Spins Sad Tale to Bank Tellers He Robs
I hope the man dubbed by the FBI the "Dying Son Bandit" really does have a son who is dying.Wait, that didn't come out right. I don't hope anyone is dying. Actually, that applies to most people. But I hope the bank robber who tells tellers he is only taking cash from them because of his son's med ... More >>
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