WikiLeaks Journalists Face Serious Charges After Google Hands Over Information

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Three WikiLeaks journalists are facing charges of espionage and conspiracy after Google turned over their confidential data to the U.S. government, WikiLeaks announced on its site Monday morning. The whistleblower organization now wants an explanation from both Google and the Justice Department. “The US government is claiming universal jurisdiction to apply…

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Powerful New York Assembly Speaker Arrested on Charges of Bribery, Conspiracy

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  One of New York government’s most influential and well-known politicians faces serious charges that he used his extraordinary power in return for millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks, The Associated Press reports. The FBI arrested Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who posted $200,000 bail after being charged with federal counts of…

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IG: Justice Department Repeatedly Failed to Train Employees on Proper Off-Duty Conduct

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The problems with Justice Department employees getting drunk and acting out 20 years ago have not been sufficiently addressed and are failing to curtail boisterous off-duty conduct, the Inspector General found. The Washington Times reports that the department never followed through on recommendations from as far back as 1996 to adequately…

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