By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Despite the contentious political rhetoric, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said crime and illegal crossings along the Mexico-U.S. border have dropped sharply. She attributed the change to an intensified focus on border enforcement and a “smart and effective approach to enforcing immigration laws.” “We have strengthened the Southwest border in a…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI officials are warning major Wall Street banks that al Qaeda terrorists in Yemen may be plotting to attack their institutions or top executives, NBCNewYork reported. The TV station reported that intelligence officials stressed that the threats were general in nature and there was “no indication of a targeted assassination plot”…
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By The Washington Post Editorial WASHINGTON — THE LATE SEN. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) did not agree on much. So it was remarkable when they joined to champion the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). Enacted in 2003, the landmark law was meant to address the scourge of sexual abuse behind…
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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The former head of the Miami FBI has been hired by the city to evaluate its police department on issues including morale, policy and emails written by the police chief, the Miami Herald reported. Paul Philip, 63, who led the FBI office in the 1990s, has agreed to work 20 hours…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Belt tightening is already being felt at the Justice Department and there’s to come, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Journal’s Devlin Barrett reports that the U.S. Marshals Service, due to funding constraints, has already shut down the Fugitive Safe Surrender Program, which successfully encouraged fugitives to turn…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A man has been arrested in Mexico in connection with the 2009 fatal stabbing in the San Diego area of his estranged wife, U.S. Protection and Border Patrol officer Maribel Arteaga, who was pregnant at the time, KTLA TV reported. Jesus “Alex” Arteaga Garcia, 29, was arrested Friday night by Mexican…
