By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A new biography on mobster James “Whitey” Bulger reveals some interesting tidbits about the one-time fugitive accused of killing 19 people. The Boston Globe reports that the book, “WHITEY BULGER: AMERICA’S MOST WANTED GANGSTER AND THE MANHUNT THAT BROUGHT HIM TO JUSTICE” by Globe staff writers Kevin Cullen and Shelley…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Technology glitches have delayed the federal government’s plan to place sensors along the Mexican border, Wired reports. The plan by the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection was to saturate the border with a new generation of unattended ground sensors, or UGS. Now the feds are backing…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Utah Highway Patrol trooper appears to be under FBI investigation after a judge revealed she lied during testimony in a drunken-driving case, KUTV reports. The question is whether Trooper Lisa Steed, who has been fired, violated the civil rights of the person accused in the DUI, KUTV reported. At least one…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The family of Joe Paterno commissioned a report that suggests the Penn State University coach did nothing wrong and was the victim of a rushed investigation, CBS News and the Associated Press report. The report argues that the probe into the handling of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, which was…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano criticized Republican lawmakers for suggesting that immigration is on the verge of getting out of control, the Associated Press reported. While inspecting border security in El Paso, Napolitano said arrests and the seizure of drugs, weapons and currency are up. “I believe the border is…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security is preparing sweeping budget cuts that could result in as many as 1,000 Secret Service agents, officers and others being furloughed, the Washington Guardian reports. In an agency wide memo last week, officials warned of reductions that are needed in the event of sequestration, which is an automatic budget cut…
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By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — When you serve on the Detroit City Council and one of your employees at city hall tells you the FBI is here to see you . . .well, your mind starts racing. You figure the agents aren’t there to talk about the Tigers’ prospects. President Pro-tem Gary…
