Justice Department May Release “Legally Innocent” Prisoners

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The U.S. Justice Department will no longer fight the release of prisoners who have been deemed “legally innocent,” the USA Today reports. The department’s move, announced Monday, follows a USA Today investigation that found more than 60 people were imprisoned even though an appeals court later determined they did not commit a federal…

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Ex-FBI Cyber Security Expert Heads to Private Sector

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  A former top FBI cyber security expert is headed to the private sector to join Kroll Advisory Solutions as the new managing director, Virtual-Strategy Magazine reports. Timothy P. Ryan, former supervisory special agent and cyber investigations and security expert, will join a team of digital forensic specialists who to investigate cyber crime…

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FBI: Poor Food, Medical Care Instigated Deadly Prison Riot

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Inadequate medical care, poor food and overzealous guards was the catalyst for the deadly riot at a prison for illegal immigrants in Mississippi in May, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit, the Associated Press reports. Inmates in the privately-run Adams County Correctional Facility in Natchez pledged to disobey orders until demands for…

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Authorities: No Evidence Saints Eavesdropped on Opposing Teams

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A joint investigation between the FBI and state police found no evidence that the New Orleans Saints or General Manager Mickey Loomis intercepted opposing teams’ radio communications, authorities announced Monday, the Associated Press reports. “We found no corroborating evidence that Mickey Loomis or anybody in the Saints was engaged in wiretapping or…

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