By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The Obama administration pulled the trigger Thursday and nominated five U.S. Marshals. The nominees include: Loren Carl for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Kerry Forestal for the Southern District of Indiana; Gerald Holt for the Western District of Virginia; Clifton Massanelli for the Eastern District of Arkansas; and Scott…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A federal jury on Thursday found a Texas state judge guilty of accepting more than $5,000 and asking for sexual favors from women to help with a case, the Associated Press reported. State District Judge Manuel Barraza of El Paso was convicted of wire fraud and lying to a federal agent….
Trouble is brewing in Mississippi. FBI agent Hal Neilson on Monday pleaded not guilty to charges he failed to disclose his hidden interest in a leased FBI office he headed up in Oxford, Miss. He claims the U.S. Attorney had it out for him for being a whistle blower. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal takes…
By Jon Perkins ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A tiff has been brewing between American Airlines and federal agents over the right to carry guns aboard planes. Bottom line: the airline won’t let off-duty agents carry a gun aboard a plane if they fly at reduced rates or free on “buddy passes” in what’s known in the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Could the government’s ambitious $6.7 billion plan to secure the Mexico border with a “virtual fence” be in trouble? The Associated Press reports Yes. The wire service says the project is fraught with technical glitches that raise questions as to whether it’s worth completing. “Having spent $672 million so…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — FBI Agent James W. McJunkin is taking over the ever important spot at headquarters as assistant director of the Counterterrorism Division at headquarters. He moves up from his post as one of the division’s deputy assistant directors. “Jim has extensive experience and a record of success in managing counterterrorism…
By Jon Perkins ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A tiff has been brewing between American Airlines and federal agents over the right to carry guns aboard planes. Bottom line: the airline won’t let off-duty agents carry a gun aboard a plane if they fly at reduced rates or free on “buddy passes” in what’s known in the…
