Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The ongoing battle to land the new FBI headquarters has prompted a tussle between Maryland and Virginia about where most of the bureau’s staff actually live, the Washington Post reports. According to a previously unreleased study from 2012 by the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Maryland is the most popular…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI Agents Association President Reynaldo Tariche issued a statement about former FBI Director Louis Freeh, who was seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash Monday in Vermont. “On behalf of our members – 12,000 active duty and retired FBI Agents – I want to wish former Director Freeh a speedy recovery….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agents investigating the shooting death of an unarmed teen in Ferguson were handed a potentially damning recording of the encounter with an officer, the Daily Mail reports. The audio captures at least 11 shots, with a pause after seven of them. “There sounds like a pause in it (the audio). And…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A federal judge wants the FBI to conduct an internal investigation to determine whether the bureau pressured a witness not to testify in a case involving videos of the Oklahoma City bombing, the Associated Press reports. Utah lawyer Jesse Trentadue claims that the FBI threatened the benefits of a former government operative…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A badge can say a lot about a police officer. In the case of Rio Arriba County Sheriff Tommy Rodella, the badge can help shelf light on whether he assaulted a man, the Albuquerque Journal reports. Rodella, who is facing federal civil rights charges, is accused of striking Michael Tafoya, 26, in…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A 42-year-old Texas woman is accused of offering her 12-year-old relative and a yet-to-be born infant for sex, the San Antonio Express-News reports. The FBI said Lydia Vasquez was arrested and charged with one count of coercion and enticement of a minor. According to the criminal complaint, Vasquez offered up the children…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Louis Freeh, who served as FBI director from 1993 to June 2001, was seriously injured Monday afternoon in a single-vehicle car crash in Vermont, CNN reported. CNN, citing a U.S. law enforcement official, said Freeh was undergoing surgery for unspecified injuries. CNN reported that the Vermont State Police said that Freeh…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security and the FBI have issued an alert to all law enforcement agencies to be on the lookout for signs of terrorism activity, the News Center reports. The Joint Intelligence Bulletin warns of activity from ISIS. The FBI said there is no “specific credible threat to the U.S.,” but the public…
