FBI Investigation Techniques

[Rumline]

I had to look that one up. SAT word of the day!

[Ronin13]

Sounds to me, and I'm not an expert by any means- but reading the story, sounds like Mr. Iranian High-Rise dude is the subject of some super secret FBI investigation, and they didn't want to disclose to the local PD that this guy was a Feeb. Pretty intriguing nonetheless. I'm thinking perhaps Mr. Persian Rug store owner is a possible terrorist.

[Irving]

I'm a little slow on the uptake here. What did the FBI guy do wrong?

[CS1983]

I'm a little slow on the uptake here. What did the FBI guy do wrong?

Prima facie... conducted Private Investigations without a license in CO. He is a Fed, but they didn't know that at the time.

[CS1983]

Sounds to me, and I'm not an expert by any means- but reading the story, sounds like Mr. Iranian High-Rise dude is the subject of some super secret FBI investigation, and they didn't want to disclose to the local PD that this guy was a Feeb. Pretty intriguing nonetheless. I'm thinking perhaps Mr. Persian Rug store owner is a possible terrorist.

"You see Ahmed, we place bomb in building while build and then when filled with dirty America we blow up! Is perfect crime!"
"Why not blow up building already made?"
"What are you, Sunni!? This way we get insurance money too!"

[Irving]

Prima facie... conducted Private Investigations without a license in CO. He is a Fed, but they didn't know that at the time.

I get that part, but I got the impression that impersonating a reporter is some how off limits. Seems like a great idea to me.

[CS1983]

I get that part, but I got the impression that impersonating a reporter is some how off limits. Seems like a great idea to me.

From the perspective of the article or from the perspective of LE?

[Irving]

I guess I was just reading too far into Martinjmprs post about an unspoken gentlemen's agreement.

[CS1983]

I guess I was just reading too far into Martinjmprs post about an unspoken gentlemen's agreement.

I think that would come into the sphere of local LE not wanting Fed to be pissing in the community Wheaties. Fed running investigations locally finishes their stuff and leaves, I'd assume. Local LE have to deal with local press who is now pissed off that no one will talk to them?

Dunno.

I imagine it would be like when the various TF's would role into our AO, blow everything up, kill folks, and go on to the next HVT area and we were the ones having to regain local trust.