2011
ATF’s Tom Brandon Named ticklethewire.com’s Fed of the Year
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Thomas E. Brandon, the straight-shooting, well respected and extremely able veteran of ATF, who was sent around the country this year to try and mend some of the agencies pressing problems, has been named ticklethewire.com’s Fed Of The Year for 2011. Brandon, an ex-Marine who is currently ATF’s number two person…
FBI Faces Lawsuit in Ft. Hood Shooting
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The FBI could be in for a big legal battle — and a costly one at that — as more than 80 claimants seek damages of $750 million from the bureau, the US Army, the Justice Department and the Department of Defense for a 2009 incident at Ft. Hood that left…
ATF Announces New Philly Leader
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The ATF’s Philadelphia Field Office is about to see some new leadership, reports PR Newswire. Sheree L. Mixell was named the Special Agent in Charge of the Philadelphia Field Division on Thursday. The Indiana native began her career as a special agent with ATF in 1990 and has over 23 years…
Extremism on the Rise in Northwest?
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Is extremism on the rise in the Northwest part of the country? A report from the Columbian newspaper out of Vancouver, Wash., seems to point to that. One example: As a house in Washougal, Wash., burned to the ground recently a self-proclaimed white separatist shot at firefighters to keep them away,…
Venezuela Drug Lord Extradited to US
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com One of Venezuela’s most-wanted drug traffickers was extradited to the United States on Thursday, reports Reuters. Maximiliano Bonilla Orozco, also known as Valenciano, had a $5 million bounty on his head. He was captured in the city of Valencia, in central Venezuela last month. Orozco is accused of shipping tons…
D.C. FBI Announces Intense Media Blitz to Catch “Potomac River Rapist” From the 90s
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Using media and social media as it did to help capture Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger earlier this year, the FBI field office in D.C. announced plans this week to to go after the “Potomac River Rapist”, believed to be responsible for eight sexual assaults, one attempted one and one murder…
Justice Dept. Issues Scathing Report About Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Civil Rights Violations
Read Justice Dept. Statement