By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Darrell Issa, two of Capitol Hill’s chief critics of ATF, expressed concern about comments the agency’s acting Director B. Todd Jones made to employees earlier this month. Specifically, the two were concerned about a comment that could put a chill on whistleblowers. Todd said: “… if…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Can the FBI force a phone company to turn over its customer records for an investigation? The question is at the center of a rare civil complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Justice, which claims the phone company was interfering with national security, reports the Wall Street Journal. The case, which…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn said Tuesday he’s optimistic the city can avoid a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit over police reforms, the Seattle Times reports. City attorney Pete Holmes said the DOJ will sue by the end of the month if an agreement on police reforms is not reached. The cause of…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal prosecutors in Manhattan charged four dozen people in a scheme to illegally resell prescription drugs obtained by Medicaid recipients, reports CNN.com. The scheme involved hundreds of millions of dollars worth of prescription drugs obtained from Medicaid recipients. The accused bought the drugs at discounted rates and then resold them through a…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agents searched the home of Trenton Mayor Tony Mack Wednesday morning and were spotted taking equipment from two SUVs at the residence early this morning, the Star Ledger reports. Trenton police helped the FBI execute the search warrant about 1 a.m., Trenton Police Lt. Don Fillinger told the Star Ledger. It…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A retired police lieutenant who shot and killed an ATF agent at a pharmacy on New Year’s Eve will not be charged because the force was justified, the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office announced, reports the Associated Press. ATF agent John Capano, 51, was buying medicine for his cancer-stricken when he intervened…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Director Robert Mueller named a new special agent in charge of the FBI’s Kansas City Division, the Kansas City Star reports. Michael Kaste, who has worked with the FBI since 1988, is replacing Brian Truchon, who is now assigned to the bureau’s information technology engineering division. Most recently chief of the…
The magazine which posted the cover image, as it does every week, on its own website dedicates an issue annually to African American publishing. But something about the picture and the phrasing got on people nerves. Cover context = Entirely less stupendous.” And “Straight up Canada Goose Outlet, this could flown as a GREAT cover….
