Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com For decades, FBI agents and other law enforcement in New York who were illegally parked faced little to no consequences. But now the New York Times reports that the city’s police department is beginning to tow hundreds of cars belonging to agencies such as the FBI. In 2013, the city towed 1,855…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Special Agent Leon Martinez, who investigated 9/11 terrorists, government corruption and drug cartels in Florida, is headed to the private sector after 25 years with the bureau, the Herald-Tribune reports. Martinez is opening a private investigative firm in Sarasota called the Executive Assessment Group, which will conduct background investigations and surveillance…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com DETROIT — It’s not easy making friends in one of America’s most dangerous cities. Since becoming chief of the Detroit Police Department in July, James Craig has become a thorn in the side of criminal enterprises after making five highly publicized drug sweeps and averaging 35 weekly raids. The Detroit Free Press…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department has pledged to stop secretly subpoenaing news organizations – for the most part. Fox News reports that the Justice Department is changing its policy to notify news agencies of its desire to obtain records in leak investigations. The revision will allow news organizations to challenge search warrants or subpoenas in…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, one of the world’s most notorious drug lords, should be charged in the U.S. so he is never released from prison, the chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security said Sunday. The Associated Press reports that Rep. Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, wants…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Busted. It took a while, but Mexican and U.S. authorities on Saturday, as part of a joint effort, captured Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the boss of one of Mexico’s most powerful drug trafficking operations in Mexico, CNN reported. CNN reported that Mexican marines in a joint operation with the DEA…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating a Texas sheriff’s department after a deputy used a stun gun and severely injured a 17-year-old, the Houston Chronicle reports. The investigation involves two Bastrop County Sheriff’s deputies, one of whom is accused of using the stun gun and the other is accused of misusing power. “The FBI…
