Weekend Series on Crime: The Real Goodfella, Henry Hill
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January 2015
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Denver Post: Justice Department Must End Crusade Against Reporters
By Denver Post Editorial Board All of the conciliatory talk from the Justice Department about leaving journalists out of its war on leaks appears to be just that — talk. That’s the only logical answer to the question of why New York Times reporter James Risen was on the witness stand in federal court Monday, being asked…
Republicans Use Paris Terror Attack to Go After Obama’s Immigration Plan
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Not even six hours passed before politicians began injecting the terrorist attack in Paris into budget debates. CNN reports that Republicans are trying to add ammunition to their upcoming budgetary battle with Democrats by claiming President Obama’s new immigration policies hamper Homeland Security’s fight against terrorism. Republicans are expected to unveil…
Alleged Eco-Terrorist Freed After 7 Years in Prison Because FBI Hid Evidence
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former college student imprisoned since a jury convicted him of eco-terrorism in 2007 was freed Thursday after it was discovered the FBI and prosecutors withheld thousands of pages of evidence that could have been used for his defense, the Sacramento Bee reports. Federal prosecutors realized they had little choice but…
Ex-Head of Milwaukee Office Resigns Amid Allegations of Encouraging Agent to Lie
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Teresa L. Carlson, the former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Office in Milwaukee, has retired from the bureau while facing serious allegations that she encouraged an agent to lie under oath and lied when asked about it, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports. Carlson is under investigation for her handling of…
Airport, Airline Employees About to Undergo More Vigorous Security Measures
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Airport and airline employees will soon face tougher security measures being implemented by the TSA, CBS New York reports. Homeland Security made the announcement just weeks after a gun-smuggling operation in which a bag handler and ramp agent were involved. Among the potential security measures could be airline-employee screenings, additional TSA…
ATF, FBI Team Up to Track Down Person Who Detonated Bomb Outside NAACP Office
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com To solve the question about who detonated a small bomb outside the NAACP chapter in Colorado Springs on Tuesday, the federal government sent in two big guns – the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and the ATF, the Denver Post reports. Federal and local investigators still have a lot of questions to…
FBI Director Comey: No doubt that North Korea Behind Cyber-Attack on Sony
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Director James B. Comey said on Wednesday that he has no doubt that North Korea was behind the devastating cyber-attacks on Sony Pictures, the New York Times reports. Comey said the hackers were easily trackable because they made a critical error by failing to conceal their location, sending messages and attacks…