January 16, 2015
Father of Ohio Man Accused of Plotting Attack on Capitol Building Blames FBI ‘Snitch’
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com How does your son become the suspect in a horrifying plot to spray bullets into a crowd at the Capitol Building? John Cornell still can’t believe his 20-year-old son, Christopher Lee Cornell, was arrested in an FBI raid on allegations that he bought two M-15 semi-automatic rifles and about 600 rounds…
FBI Chief: New York Times Gave Platform to Terrorists by Quoting Anonymous Source
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The New York Times’ decision to quote an anonymous source from a terrorist group about the bloody attacks last week in France was in poor taste and provided a platform for violent extremists, FBI Director James Comey said in a sharply worded letter to the Times, the newspaper reports. The…
FBI Agent’s Chronic Theft of Heroin Raises Questions about Bureau’s Evidence Rooms
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI agent’s ability to steal heroin from an evidence room without being detected suspicions for at least 14 months raises serious questions about the bureau’s checks and balances, the Washington Post reports. By his own admission, Mathew Lowry repeatedly stole heroin from the evidence room at the FBI’s field office…
Ex-Border Patrol Agent Who Laundered Drug Money Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former Border Patrol agent who laundered drug money was sentenced to two years in prison Thursday, the Arizona Daily Star. Raimundo Borjas was convicted of money laundering after trying to conceal $61,600 in deposits. After he’s released from prison, Borjas was ordered to spend three years of supervision and to…