Mexican National Accused of Fatally Shooting Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent Faces More Charges

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Mexican national accused of shooting an off-duty Border Patrol agent during a robbery in Texas was charged with additional crimes related to more robberies Thursday, the Monitor reports. Gustavo Tijerina, 30, was charged with seven counts of aggravated armed robbery and three counts of engaging in organized criminal activity in…

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Ex-Special Agent in Charge of Milwaukee’s FBI Office Accused of Pressuring subordinate to lie under oath

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The former head of the Milwaukee FBI office is accused of urging an agent to commit perjury and grilling subordinates for talking with investigators, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The Office of the Inspector General believes Teresa Carlson likely lied when she was questioned and may have violated federal law by telling…

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Wisconsin’s DOJ Delayed Child Pornography Investigations for Months, Records Show

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Wisconsin Department of Justice delayed investigations of child pornography tips for months, the Post Crescent reports. Criticism of the DOJ’s Internet child pornography unit mounted in March, when Milwaukee Special Agent-in-Charge Willie Brantley was fired and Special Agent Anna King resigned. It was discovered that nearly four dozen cases languished…

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Sen. Grassley Demands Answers from DEA about ‘Brutal Captivity’ of College Student

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Sen. Chuck Grassley wants answers. The Republican from Iowa is demanding details of the treatment of Daniel Chong, who was detained and deprived of water and food for five days, the Hill reports. “The American people still do not know the full details about Mr. Chong’s mistreatment and abuse,” Grassley wrote….

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FBI Investigates Coordinated Hacking Attacks on JPMorgan Chase, Other Financial Institutions

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com JPMorgan Chase was among at least five financial institutions recently hacked in coordinated attacks, the USA Today reports. A federal law enforcement official told USA Today that investigators believe Russian attackers were behind the hacking. Now FBI agents are trying to determine whether the attacks were related to U.S. sanctions against…

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Local Police Receive Cell Phone-Monitoring Surveillance Made for Federal Government

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The militarization of local law enforcement has become a hot button topic since police in Ferguson employed their weapons during the recent protests, Bloomberg Businessweek reports. What’s not getting as much attention is surveillance equipment that some police forces are getting from federal law enforcement. In Tacoma, Wash., police were using…

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