Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Former Border Patrol agents estimated that the number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. is nearly twice the estimate of 11 million by the government and other demographers, the Washington Times reports. “The more likely figure is 18-20 million and rising daily,” Zack Taylor, chairman of the National Association of Former Border…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A federal jury has found notorious gang member Adalberto Ariel Guzman guilty of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and firearms offenses, the FBI reports. Monday’s conviction offers some relief to family members and friends of a mother and her 2-year-old who were shot execution-style in Central Islip, New York, in 2010. Guzman,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Robert S. Mueller III got quite an initiation when he started with the FBI. Just days after becoming director, he was faced with the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. His term was supposed to last 10 years, but his tenure was extended two extra years. That extension ended this month. Not…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As the prospect of U.S. military involvement in Syria raises, the House Homeland Security Committee plans to meet Tuesday to discuss the potential domestic security implications, The Star-Ledger reports. Authorities are worried that a military strike would inflame anti-American sentiments and prompt a terrorist attack. “In light of the atrocities witnessed in…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com With two days until the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the federal government is on high alert but has found no credible or detailed information about an imminent threat, The Associated Press reports. Concerns of an attack on Western targets will remain high this week as federal authorities recall…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has acknowledged using surveillance drones on U.S. soil at least 10 times, Al Jazeera America reports. The admission comes after Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., made inquiries after FBI Director Robert Mueller told Congress in June that the bureau had used drones for “limited law enforcement purposes.” According to the disclosure,…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is busy these days. In addition to trying to avoid extradition to the U.S. on charges of massive copyright infringement, Dotcom is hatching a new political party in New Zealand, where he lives, the Washington Post reports. Dotcom said he’s confident he’ll stay in New Zealand, saying copyright…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Bath salts, a synthetic stimulant blamed for the deaths and panic attacks of users nationwide, appeared to become a craze in Syracuse before spreading elsewhere, the Syracuse Post-Standard reports. A former candidate of the Syracuse Common Council received a shipment of the drug, which he called “molly,” a name for the pure…
