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March 4th, 2010
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Every week FEDagent provides up-to-date news for 1811 Special Agents and other federal employees engaged in federal law enforcement and homeland security. FEDagent is in contact with Capitol Hill, the Administration, and other sources to ensure you have current news from law enforcement and homeland security agencies, as well as, current information about legislative and judicial developments affecting your job and your rights.
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- ICE Enforcement Surge Nabs 284 Criminal Aliens throughout Texas
- United States, Israel Announce Agreement to Enhance Joint Aviation Security
- WIFLE's 11th Annual Leadership Training Conference to be Held in Nashville This June
- The Takedown - BAE Systems PLC Pleads Guilty in Corruption Case, Must Pay $400 Million Criminal Fine
- Movers & Shakers - Morehart Named Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Richmond Division
- Case Law Update - Miranda Does Not Prevent Police From Re-questioning Suspect As Long As They Wait Two Weeks Before A Second Attempt At Interrogation.
News Round Up
ICE Enforcement Surge Nabs 284 Criminal Aliens throughout Texas
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and its law enforcement partners arrested 284 foreign nationals with criminal records during a three-day enforcement surge throughout Texas, making it the biggest operation targeting at-large criminal aliens ever carried out by ICE in the state. During the recent operation, ICE officers and agents worked in teams with the U.S. Marshals Service, Department of State's Dipl ...
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United States, Israel Announce Agreement to Enhance Joint Aviation Security
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and Israeli Transport and Road Safety Minister Israel Katz have unveiled a new agreement to enhance information sharing about civil aviation security incidents and ensure efficient and effective coordination in response to potential acts of terrorism and other aviation-related public safety emergencies. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) recognizes t ...
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WIFLE's 11th Annual Leadership Training Conference to be Held in Nashville This June
Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE) has announced that it will hold its Eleventh Annual Leadership Training Conference this June at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. The training conference officially opens on Tuesday, June 22nd, and concludes on Thursday, June 24th. Special training sessions will take place on Monday, June 21st, concerning "Terrorism and the Screening of Improvised Explosive D ...
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The Takedown - BAE Systems PLC Pleads Guilty in Corruption Case, Must Pay $400 Million Criminal Fine
On Monday, BAE Systems PLC (BAES) pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia and has been ordered to pay a $400 million criminal fine, one of the largest criminal fines in the history of the Justice Department's ongoing effort to combat overseas corruption in international business and enforce U.S. export control laws. Specifically, BAE Systems pleaded guilty to conspiring: (1) to defraud the U ...
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Movers & Shakers - Morehart Named Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Richmond Division
FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III, has named Michael Morehart special agent in charge of the FBI's Richmond Division. Morehart most recently served as deputy assistant director of the Security Division at FBI Headquarters. Morehart entered on duty as a special agent with the FBI in October 1986. Upon completion of training at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, he was assigned to the Columbia Division. He served ...
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Case Law Update - Miranda Does Not Prevent Police From Re-questioning Suspect As Long As They Wait Two Weeks Before A Second Attempt At Interrogation.
In the October 8, 2009 issue of FEDagent, we reported on the oral argument in Maryland v. Shatzer. We now report that the U.S. Supreme Court has issued an opinion on the question of whether a break in questioning prohibits police from further questioning a person in custody. The Court determined that it did not. Specifically, the Court held that if the suspect has been out of custody for more than two weeks before th ...
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