Secret Service Agent “In the Line of Fire” httpv://youtu.be/abhF5CFFW4s FBI Agents in Sopranos httpv://youtu.be/YFzvo8Afxzs FBI Agent Seeley Booth in “Bones” httpv://youtu.be/5dXpOnGasPc DEA Agent Hank Schraeder in “Breaking Bad” httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6NT9McTBaw&feature=share&list=PLZETPeOyq-wPa7Zi61falqAoH17x_6gum
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI, DEA and Homeland Security agents are jumping into a drug probe down in Fort Lauderdale that’s targeting two bothers who are former race drivers, the Associated Press reports. The news agency reports that the agents on Monday raided the Fort Lauderdale offices Monday of World Jet Inc., which is controlled…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The U.S. Supreme Court will step into a very interesting issue involving the U.S. Secret SErvice. Bloomberg news reports that the court will consider whether Secret Service agents can be sued for keeping protesters blocks away from the president during public appearances. Bloomberg says the case comes down to security issues…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Over the years, ATF, like other federal agencies, has had its scandals and controversies and challenges getting respect. It has battled the National Rifle Association, had to deal with morale issues and public criticism from within. NPR’s Carrie Johnson reports that the agency’s new leader B. Todd Jones,the former U.S. Attorney…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It seems like a long shot. The U.S. is calling for the release of former FBI agent Robert Levinson, who Monday became the longest-held American hostage ever, the Associated Press reports. Levinson has been missing since a business trip to Iran’s Kish Island in March 2007. “It is our view that all…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI issues statistics every year for hate crimes in the U.S. This year, hate crimes fell 7%. Good news, right? Not exactly, according to the Anti-Defamation League, the Jerusalem Post reports. The annual statistics come from law enforcement agencies that voluntarily release the information. About a quarter of the nation’s law…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Congresswoman is calling for the Justice Department to study the racial impact of “Stand Your Ground” laws, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Cleveland, and a group of Democratic lawmakers sent a letter Tuesday to AG Eric Holder to plead for more documentation and study of the laws that…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com CBP’s decision not to implement key reforms within the department has prompted calls from members of Congress for more explanation, the Arizona Star reports. Twenty two members of Congress wrote a letter to CBP acting Commissioner Thomas Winkowski. “The Border Patrol has not been as forthcoming as possible about how it uses…
