Tuesday, October 18, 2011

'Fast And Furious' Scandal -- News Updates October 18, 2011

The Department of Justice has denied speculation that there was a missing third weapon at the murder scene of DEA agent Brian Terry, which sparked the ATF's Fast and Furious scandal. (Credit: CBS)

‘Fast & Furious’: How A Botched Operation Spawned Fatal Results -- Washington Times

Overseer promised skeptical agents ‘most fun’ with ATF.

The central characters in the failed “Fast and Furious” firearms investigation were 19 men and one woman, all legal residents of the U.S., accused of laying down hundreds of thousands of dollars in illicit cash at Phoenix-area gun shops to buy an arsenal of high-powered weapons for Mexican drug smugglers.

Between September 2009 and December 2010, congressional investigators said, they purchased or aided in the purchase of more than 2,000 AK-47 assault weapons, Barrett .50-caliber sniper rifles, FN 5.7mm semi-automatic pistols and other assorted rifles, shotguns and handguns that later were “walked” into Mexico. About half the weapons remain unaccounted for.

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More News On Fast And Furious

Sen. John Cornyn: No more 'Fast and Furious' gun programs -- L.A. Times
DOJ: No 3rd gun in "Fast and Furious" murder -- CBS
Issa to press FBI for "gunwalking" info -- CBS
Dem blasts Issa for 'reckless' comments -- The Hill
Justice Department Accuses Issa of 'Mischaracterizing' Evidence in Probe of Operation Fast and Furious -- FOX News
Justice Department Denies Lawmaker’s ‘Fast and Furious’ Claim -- Bloomberg Businessweek

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