May 23, 2014
Stejskal: Mississippi Burning 50 Years Later
Greg Stejskal served as an FBI agent for 31 years and retired as resident agent in charge of the Ann Arbor office. By Greg Stejskal ticklethewire.com The 60s were a tumultuous decade, and 1964 was emblematic of that decade. Arthur Ashe won the US Open, and Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded the Nobel…
Mississippi Burning 50 Years Later
By Greg Stejskal ticklethewire.com The 60s were a tumultuous decade, and 1964 was emblematic of that decade. Arthur Ashe won the US Open, and Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace. The Beatles came to America and established a beachhead for the “British invasion.” Lyndon Johnson, a Southern Democrat,…
FBI Confirms Sightings of Masterpieces Stolen from Boston Art Museum in 1990
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two men disguised as police officers stole $500 million worth of artwork from a Boston museum in 1990. Now the FBI has confirmed recent sightings of the work that was taken from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston.com reports. The art included work by Rembrandt, Vermeer and Manet. FBI Special Agent Geoff…
FBI Director Comey Criticized for Suggesting the Bureau May Relax Marijuana Policy for Job Applicants
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Director James Comey has come under fire for suggesting this week that he wants to relax the bureau’s drug policies to hire the best and brightest hackers. “I have to hire a great workforce to compete with those cyber-criminals, and some of those kids want to smoke weed on the way…
AG Holder: New Recording Policy Intended to Protect Suspects and Federal Law Enforcement
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A new policy to require federal agents to electronically record statements while suspects are in custody is intended to protect both suspects and law enforcement, Attorney General Eric Holder said in a video posted by the Justice Department Thursday. “Federal agents and prosecutors throughout the nation are firmly committed to due process…
New York Congressman Under Federal Indictment Kept His FBI Alias And Phone After Leaving Bureau
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Embattled U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, who is under federal indictment, retained his alter ego – Mikey Suits – from when he was working undercover for the FBI. While prosecutors were seeking a court order to track the Staten Island Republican’s cell phone, they discovered that Grimm kept a cell phone registered to…
Secret Service Was Tense As President Decided to Take Leisurely Stroll in Downtown Washington
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com What seemed like a leisurely stroll outside of the secured confines of the White House for President Obama was anything but leisurely for the Secret Service who is responsible for protecting the president. The Washington Post reports that Obama surprised many by leaving his usual bubble to greet people on the streets…