Charges Dismissed Against Mississippi Man Accused of Sending Ricin-Tainted Letters to President, Others

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Charges have been dropped against the Mississippi man accused of sending ricin-tainted letters to President Obama and other public officials, NBC News reports. “I respect President Obama and love my country. I would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other U.S. official,” Paul Kevin Curtis said at a news…

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Report: ATF Fails to Inspect Majority of Licensed Gun Dealers in Past 5 Years

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The ATF has failed to inspect 58% of licensed gun dealers every five years because of understaffing and other obligations, the Houston Chronicle reports. The Justice Department’s inspector general examined data from 2007 to 2012. The report also criticized the ATF’s failure to track its industry operations investigators. Most of the blame…

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FBI Found No Trace of Ricin at Mississippi Home of Man Accused of Mailing Poisonous Letters

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Investigators found no traces of ricin in the house of the Mississippi man accused of mailing the toxic letters to President Obama, a senator and local judge, the Associated Press reports. Agents believe Paul Kevin Curtis sent the letters but they have been unable to find evidence, including on his computer. Curtis’…

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FBI Catches Heat After Discovery That Bureau Was Warned About Boston Bombing Suspect

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI investigated one of the Boston bombing suspects, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, two years ago after Russia warned about his shift toward Islamic extremism, CNN reports. Now, some members of Congress are calling for an investigation to determine how Tsarnaev managed to convince the FBI that he wasn’t a threat, CNN wrote.  The…

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