Update: CNN reports that a military judge found Pfc. Bradley Manning not guilty of aiding the enemy, but guilty of most of the other charges. Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. soldier Bradley Manning, who is accused of the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history, could be sentenced to life in prison today, Reuters…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI arrested more than 150 men over the past few days as part of a nationwide crackdown on child prostitution, the New York Times reports. The men are accused of forcing more than 100 teenage girls – some as young as 13 – into prostitution. The arrests are part of a…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Patrick Nee literally wrote the book on mob life. And despite serious allegations that he was involved in drugs, guns and even helping bury a body, Nee remains free of jail. The Boston Globe reports that Nee is expected soon to testify in the murder and racketeering trial of reputed…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When the U.S. invaded Iraq, Saddam Hussein’s personal office was looted. One of those items was a gold-laden, 43-inch sword with an embellished blade and Arabic writing to the Iraqi ambassador, the Associated Press reports. The AP wrote that an American combat historian brought back the sword, which DHS said was a…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Homeland Security supervisor who has been suspended pleaded guilty Monday to possession of child pornography in U.S. District Court in Buffalo, The Buffalo News reports. Steven Metz, 41, faces up to 10 years in prison after he was busted with more than 600 images and videos of child porn on his…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com No surprise here. The Senate, by a vote of 93 to 1 gave the nod Monday to make James Comey the next FBI director. He’ll replace Robert S. Mueller III, who headed the agency for a dozen years, according to the Washington Post. Comey, 52, was a senior Justice Department official…
By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com Recent studies have shown that, because of the barrage of technology like the social media, our attention spans are about half what they were ten years ago. For computer users, like ticklethewire readers, this attention span has been calculated to be 8 seconds, about the same as a goldfish. For those…
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office. By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com Recent studies have shown that, because of the barrage of technology like the social media, our attention spans are about half what they…
