Islamic Group: FBI Agents Intimidate Somali Man; Bureau Investigates

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s Minneapolis office is investigating claims that two agents pressured a Somali man to work as an informant in the Somali community, the Pioneer Press reports. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a civil rights group, requested the probe last week. The man claims the agents were “intimidating and threatening” him in…

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The Inventor of “Nagra,” A Recording System Used by Fed Agents, Has Died

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Federal agents remember the “Nagra,”, the first portable professional sound recorder. Well, the inventor of the system, Stefan Kudelski, has died at age 84, according to swissinfo.ch, the website for the Swiss Broadcasting company.  The Kudelski Group in Switzerland made the announcement. One former federal official told ticklethewire.com that it was…

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Republican Senator Sessions Slams ICE Director Morton, Calling for His Resignation

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions on Tuesday blasted the performance of ICE Director John Morton and called for his resignation, saying he has failed to enforce immigration law, the Daily Caller reports. “Mr. Morton can no longer effectively serve at this post, and perhaps more importantly there can be no comprehensive immigration reform…

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Former Iraqis Accused of Terrorism Are Sentenced to Federal Prison

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Two former Iraqi residents who were living in Kentucky were sentenced to prison this week for their involvement with terrorist activities, the FBI announced Tuesday. Mohanad Shareef Hammadi, 25, was given a life sentence, while his conspirator, Waad Ramadan Alwan, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison. Both had already pleaded…

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