William La Jeunesse Archive

Did US Agents Cut a Deal with Cartel?

Published August 05, 2011

Federal agents allegedly dealt with the notorious Sinaloa drug cartel.

ATF Faces Congress Over Fast & Furious

Published July 26, 2011

House committee questions ATF over the Department of Justice's gun running operation called Fast and Furious that has supplied cartels with hundreds of guns.

Feds Silent on How Convicted Felons Bought Guns in 'Operation Fast and Furious'

Published July 25, 2011

In the latest chapter of the gunrunning scandal known as Operation Fast and Furious, federal officials won't say how two suspects obtained more than 360 weapons despite criminal records that should have prevented them from buying one gun.

Operation Fast and Furious: The Straw Buyers

Published July 20, 2011

When the Operation Fast and Furious indictment was announced back in January, it was depicted as a big bust. Twenty suspects were charged with numerous counts of conspiracy, money laundering, gun running and drug trafficking. The defendants faced 5 to 20 years on a single count.

Mex. Officials Want Americans Tried for Arming Cartels

Published July 05, 2011

Mexican lawmakers view U.S. operation to arm Mexican cartels as betrayal.

Mexican Lawmakers Want Extradition for U.S. Officials Responsible for Botched 'Fast and Furious' Operation

Published July 05, 2011

While the investigation continues into the U.S. operation that helped send thousands of guns south of the border, Mexican lawmakers say they'll press for extradition and prosecution in Mexico of American officials who authorized and ran the operation. 

Two AK47's Used to Murder Mexican Lawyer Were 'Fast and Furious' Guns, Sources Say

Published June 17, 2011

Two guns sold to a Mexican cartel and used in the high-profile kidnapping and murder of a Mexican lawyer last year were purchased under the failed U.S. operation known as Fast and Furious, sources tell Fox News

Justice Officials in 'Panic Mode' as Hearing Nears on Failed Anti-Gun Trafficking Program

Published June 10, 2011

Officials at the Department of Justice are in "panic mode," according to multiple sources, as word spreads that congressional testimony next week will paint a bleak and humiliating picture of Operation Fast and Furious, the botched undercover operation that left a trail of blood from Mexico to Washington, D.C. 

America's Third War: U.S. Arming Mexican Cartels?

Published May 31, 2011

America's Third War: Is the U.S. Arming Mexican Cartels?

Published May 31, 2011

Weapons used in drug war in Mexico may be supplied by U.S. Defense Department.