Prosecutors Allow Defendants to Walk Because of Botched Drug, Gun Case in Milwaukee

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The ATF’s botched sting in Milwaukee last year continues to unravel as the depth of the feds’ mistakes become better known. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported prosecutors have dropped charges against another three defendants charged in an undercover ATF sting. Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney Karen Loebel said the three cases were…

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Watch Underground ATF Agent Snag Would-Be Robber on Surveillance

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Undercover ATF agents offered would-be robbers an opportunity to steal cocaine and cash from non-existent drug houses. The plan included executing the “inside man.” OTHER STORIES OF INTERST Hostage Taker Insisted FBI, Illuminati Were After Him Before Being Shot Four-Star General Investigated over Leak of Covert Cyber-attacks on Iran’s Nuclear Program Gang…

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FBI Distributes Child Porn as Part of Unusual Sting to Identify Users in Washington State

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has disseminated child porn as part of a controversial, unorthodox sting in western Washington state. After seizing a child pornography service last year, Nebraska-based agents decided to continue operating the service to catch users, the Seattle Post Intelligencer reports. According to the newspaper, the bureau kept the service open for…

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Justice Department to Probe Big Blunders in ATF Milwaukee Sting

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.comĀ  The Justice Department is investigating the high-profile blunders of the ATF in Milwaukee following embarrassing mistakes reported by the the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the newspaper reports. In letters to two members of Congress, Inspector General Michael Horowitz said the sting raised “significant management issues related to the oversight and management” of the…

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Defense Attorney Still Questions Whether FBI Agent’s Text Messages Were Destroyed: Govt. Says It Did Nothing Wrong

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The legal battle between the defense and prosecution is heating up in an undercover FBI sting into gun trafficking in the Philippines. The battle began when deputy Federal Defender John Littrell in Los Angeles accused a a California undercover FBI agent of using taxpayer dollars to pay for prostitutes in the…

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Sen. Grassley Demands Answers About an Undercover FBI Agent Accused of Spending Taxpayer $$ for Prostitutes in Philippines in Gun Trafficking Sting

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A controversy over allegations that a California undercover FBI agent paid for prostitutes for himself and targets of a gun trafficking sting in the Philippines seems to be picking up some steam. The latest: Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Ia.) fired off a letter to FBI Director Robert S. Mueller on Wednesday demanding…

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