June 29, 2016
HOUSTON–The terrorist shooting attack and bombings at Istanbul airport on June 28, 2016 kept many travel security professionals around the world up all night. Foreign security officials responsible for the health and safety of overseas spectators and participants at the
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June 27, 2016
HOUSTON–The recent terror attack in Orlando, Florida is still being investigated and final conclusions regarding the motivations of the shooter, his likely associations with radical Islamic terrorist groups will not be fully known by the public for days or weeks.
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June 15, 2016
San Francisco, CA–As the spokesperson for the FBI in Northern California, I experienced more stress in those four years than at any other time in my life. The constant demand from the media for information that was timely, on-message, and
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May 18, 2016
HOUSTON–The world of Japanese sport suffered a serious blow to its chances in the badminton competition at the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympics. A top Japanese badminton player was suspended because he had participated in illegal gambling. The player, KENTO
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May 16, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO–You may think that, as a female FBI agent, I manned-up to be accepted as one of the guys. It’s true that there was no place for a delicate prima donna on the squad, but my feminine traits and
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April 16, 2016
Islamic Terrorism Investigations in Europe and Japan: How They Differ and What That Means for Tokyo Olympic Security: Recently we discussed the Brussels bombings, Tokyo Olympics security, and how the Japanese government coordinates with other nations during counterterrorism investigations. Today’s
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April 6, 2016
MOBY DICK MEETS GODZILLA AT THE TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES: Japan has drawn the ire of many around the world for hunting whales. In fact, a U.S. cable television series called, “Whale Wars,” was devoted to chronicling the attempts of whale
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March 22, 2016
TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES: The Japanese Firearm and Sword Control Law Good News / Bad News The good news: Japan has some of the most severe restrictions on possession of knives and firearms in the world. The bad news: Japan has
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February 18, 2016
Confidential Informants – Cooperating Witnesses – Confidential Human Sources This article will focus on researching FBI policies and procedures for the operation of confidential informants. These documents are available to the public through the Freedom of information Act. Researching FBI
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February 11, 2016
Although serial killings are relatively rare, books, movies and TV shows can give the false impression that throughout the country there are teams of FBI profilers peering into the minds and behaviors of violent serial killers to determine what they’re thinking and what they may
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January 24, 2016
PHILADELPHIA–I think we need to redefine the word retirement. Instead of retirement meaning the end of one’s job and ceasing to work, I think it should mean finally being able to work longer and harder at what we really want
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January 17, 2016
PHILADELPHIA–The Director of the FBI was in town last week and asked the Philadelphia FBI Office to arrange for him to meet and speak with me. Well…actually Director Comey extended the invitation to all retired FBI agents in the area, but I believe if
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