By Van Smith Baltimore City Paper BALTIMORE — On normal shifts working the mean streets of Baltimore’s northwest police district, officer Maunda Williams catches people engaged in typical Mobtown crimes, like shooting people. But just after midnight on Oct. 18, 2012, Williams’ shift started with something oddly amiss, right before his crime-keen eyes. It was…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One of the most important jobs at the FBI is the position of deputy director. On Monday, FBI Director James B. Comey named 25-year bureau veteran Mark Giuliano to the job, which makes him responsible for overseeing all domestic and international investigations, the Washington Post reports. He’ll begin his new duties when…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is preparing for the potential abuse of tax credits under Obama’s health care reform, Fox News reports. Nearly 17 million Americans are expected to be eligible for federal tax credits to buy health insurance on the exchange. That leaves a lot of room for waste, fraud and abuse, Fox News…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Would travelers be safer if TSA agents were armed? The answer is no, said U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, who opposes the idea, UPI reports. The question was raised again after a shooting at Los Angeles International Airport over the weekend. Mass shootings “can’t be the new normal,” Holder said. “Now, that…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol Agent Ivhan Herrera-Chiang had one major job – stop criminals from smuggling drugs. But Herrera exploited his position to help smugglers bring meth, cocaine and marijuana into the U.S., the Arizona Central reports. On Tuesday, he was sentenced to 15 years behind bars on four felony counts of bribery. “You have…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Jay Leno took a little shot at the Secret Service during his monologue Tuesday night. Responding to reports that entertainer Justin Beiber, 19, had been spotted coming out of a brothel in Brazil, Leno said: “Looks like he wants to be a Secret Service agent when he grows up.”
