October 2012
Border Patrol Finds Drugs, Gun in Tour Bus of Grammy-Winning Rapper Nelly
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol authorities seized marijuana, heroin and a loaded gun from the tour bus of Grammy-winning rapper Nelly at a checkpoint in West Texas, Reuters reports. Nelly and the rest of his crew were released after a member of his entourage took the blame, according to Reuters. “It is my understanding a…
Texas to Arm Property Owners With Spy Equipment Along the Mexican Border
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Private landowners may play a key role in the battle to crack down on human and drug smugglers along the Mexican border, Reuters reports. Texas officials announced an initiative Thursday to allow landowners to equip their property with hundreds of small, motion-activated cameras. Many landowners already have an incentive. “Our farmers and…
ATF Whistleblower Vince Cefalu Vows on Fox News to Challenge His Firing
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A veteran ATF agent and well-known whistleblower who was fired in a Denny’s parking lot this week has pledged to challenge his dismissal, Fox News reports. Vince Cefalu, a co-founder of the website CleanUpATF.org, which is critical of the agency, said his firing was the direct result of blowing the whistle on…
Taped Phone Calls Help FBI Build Case Against Traders for JPMorgan Chase
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI appears to be closing in on JPMorgan Chase traders in connection with a multibillion-dollar trading loss, the New York Times reports. Using phone recordings turned over by JPMorgan, the FBI is focusing on at least four London-based traders who were responsible for the $6 billion loss, the Times reported. Feds…
FBI Suspects a Law Enforcement Leak in Bike Club Investigation
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating suspicions that a law enforcement official in Atlanta compromised a probe into the Outlaw Motorcycle Club this summer, the Associated Press reports. The AP said FBI agents believe a law enforcement official leaked the name of a government informant, which forced feds to halt the case. But that…
If time travel hadn’t entered into the plot
But evolution is all about one upmanship. And in a particularly elegant flourish Cheap Canada Goose, the beetle has evolved to ingest the resin she can survive swimming through the syrupy river convert it into a pheromone, a chemical that sends a message to other beetles. By releasing this pheromone into the air, the beetle…
FBI Spied on Renegade Journalist Hunter S. Thompson During his Colorful Career
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI trailed outlaw journalist Hunter S. Thompson during his eclectic career, interviewing those close to him and gathering information on his whereabouts, RT.com reports. It’s unclear why the bureau was interested in Thompson, but a journalism professor suggested the FBI wanted to know more about his time with biker gang, the…