Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI hopes to calm violence that has erupted after a pair of fatal officer-involved shootings over the weekend in Anaheim, Calif., LATimes reports. During the unrest this week, protesters have tossed rocks at police, ignited fires and damaged public property. Two dozen people have been arrested so far. The FBI will…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Before unleashing a deadly attack at a midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Colorado, killer James Holmes outlined his murderous plot to a psychiatrist in a letter, New York Post reports. The notebook detailed how Holmes planned to kill people and included illustrations, according to the Post. Authorities found the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An Obama administration efforts to cut down on swelling number of deportation cases has been less than successful, the Washington Post reports. An internal review found that more deportation cases are cropping up at a quicker pace than the administration has time to handle. The idea is to close deportation cases of…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department is training hundreds of prosecutors to combat cyber espionage because of a growing threat to national security, senior department officials told the Washington Post. Saying cyber espionage is rapidly on the rise, the Justice Department has begun preparing about 400 lawyers nationwide to prosecute threats to national security. “We…
By Bruce Alpert New Orleans Times-Picayune WASHINGTON — in what is likely the last chance to overturn his 13-year prison sentence for public corruption, former Rep. William Jefferson is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to schedule arguments on whether the trial judge gave an overly expansive definition of a congressman’s duties. The question is central,…
The book is a retrospective that pays tribute to Alpha’s cultural impact as well as its Knoxville roots.A Wynn ConfederationHerman “Breezy” Wynn was a University of Tennessee graduate who played football for the Volunteers. Armed forces during World War II. Wynn continued military contracting after the war and expanded his production of civilian garments.By the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A federal judge blocked a request for FBI records related to the slayings of two agents in South Dakota in 1975, Buffalo News reports. Seeking the records is Leonard Peltier, who was arrested in connection with the killing of FBI agents Ronald Williams and Jack Coler. Peltier wants to know why…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Florida investment firm purchased FBI regional field office in Knoxville, Tenn., for $31.7 million, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports. The four-story building was appealing because the FBI is a responsible landlord and it has environmentally friendly and energy efficient features, broker John Adams said. The building was originally scheduled to be…
