Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has no idea how many Americans it spies on. Time reports that the FBI keeps very few records on domestic surveillance, a discovery that incensed Sen. Rob Wyden, D-Ore. Wyden requested information on the number of American citizens who are subject to FBI surveillance and ended up with more questions…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI plans to interview a 12-year-old boy who went missing before turning up in the basement of his home in a strange case that has gotten international attention, the Free Press reports. The forensic interview of Charlie Bothuell is scheduled for today. “Based on the outcome of this interview, the Detroit…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In a decision that could have widespread consequences for federal law enforcement, an appeals court ruled Monday that a Border Patrol agent can be sued for fatally shooting a 15-year-old Mexican boy across the border, the Los Angeles Times reports. The three-judge panel in New Orleans said the 2010 shooting of Sergio…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com About 150 Border Patrol agents are being sent to South Texas to help out authorities who are overwhelmed by a spike in illegal immigration from Central America, the Statesman reports. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson made the announcement on his third trip to the Border Patrol’s McAllen station in southernmost Texas in…
