December 24, 2014
FBI Raids Office of Puerto Rico-Based Doral Bank Following Regulatory Struggles
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI raided the Puerto Rico headquarters of Doral Bank in search of evidence related to “several ongoing investigations” Tuesday following questions about the lender’s ability to meet regulatory mandates, Bloomberg reports. The FBI confirmed it collected computers and documents from the San Juan bank’s offices but declined to elaborate on…
Google Helps FBI Track Down Colorado Man for Online Threats to Police Officers
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Google alerted authorities to a Colorado Springs man who threatened to “hunt” and kill police officers in the comment sections of a YouTube video, leading to the man’s arrest Monday, the Colorado Spring Gazette reports. Jeremiah M. Perez was arrested after Google contacted the FBI Office in San Francisco. “SINCE DARREN…
Homeland Security Officer Accuses Police of Harsh Treatment Because He’s Muslim
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com At least a dozen officers swept into his Santa Clara home, their assault weapons and service guns drawn. This wasn’t a drug bust. Police were looking for a stolen $300 dashboard camera that was never found. The subject of the search, Homeland Security Agent Mohammed Moneeb, is accusing Santa Clara police…
Homeland Security to Track Some Immigrants with GPS Devices to Test Reporting Compliance
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com GPS-enabled ankle bracelets are an effective way to keep track of parolees and others in trouble with the law. Now Homeland Security is beginning to give the bracelets to some parents captured crossing the Mexican border illegal with their children, the Associated Press reports. The parents were ordered to report back…