By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The next U.S. attorney general may be the deputy secretary of the Homeland Security Department, the New York Post reports, citing “well-placed sources.” The short list of candidates to replace Attorney General Eric Holder is Alejandro Mayorkas, a Cuban-American lawyer. “He’s one of the top candidates. He has all the qualifications…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Mike Vigil knows a thing or two about the secret world of anti-drug agents. The DEA’s former chief of international operations, Vigil spent 18 years abroad as an agent, Global Post reports. Now he’s sharing that experience in a new memoir called “Deal.” The book is packed with thrilling observations and…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The number of guns seized at airport security checkpoints has increased for the third straight year, Skift reports. Security already discovered more guns this year than it found all of last year. The number of guns reached more than 1,813, which is how many guns were discovered in 2013. In 2012,…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A 21-year-old college student in Wisconsin is accused of trying to make ricin, prompting the FBI and police to block off a four-block area Friday after finding a white substance, the Associated Press reports. Authorities became concerned after professors at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh expressed concerns that the student was making the…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Muslim leaders nationwide are expressing frustration with what they describe as overzealous attempts to get some in the Islamic community to spy on fellow Muslims, the Los Angeles Times reports. They describe increasing pressure and reported unannounced visits by FBI agents to mosques in California, Ohio, Texas, Minnesota and other states….
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A man who took a hostage at gunpoint at the FBI’s office in Salt Lake City in an attempt to get help from the bureau has been sentenced to three years of probation, the Salt Lake City Tribune reports. Robert Joseph Hibbard, 43, avoided jail in a plea agreement with prosecutors…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Travelers flying to the U.S. on Western passports will face increased screenings as Homeland Security officials express concern about European Islamic militants trying to launch attacks, the Los Angeles Times reports. The idea is to “to learn more about travelers from countries from whom we do not require a visa,” Homeland…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One school district in Alabama has taken the unusual step of hiring a former FBI agent to monitor students on social media, the Daily Intelligencer reports. The idea was to catch students who make statements linking them to drugs, guns, sex and gangs. The effort led to 14 expulsions last year….
