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May 13, 2015

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FBI Acknowledges It Violated Own Rules by Investigating Pipeline Protesters

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By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI acknowledged Tuesday that it violated its own guidelines in 2013 by investigating environmental advocates who were protesting the Keystone XL pipeline, The New York Times reports.  Agents were investigating claims that some opponents planned to damage part of the existing pipeline, which sends oil from Canada to the Gulf…

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Man Who Shot FBI Agent Was Known As ‘Longhorn Bandit’ in Denver Area

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By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The 19-year-old man who killed himself after shooting an FBI agent was wanted for Denver-area bank robberies, the Denver Post reports.  The man, Jesus Emmanuel Avila, was known as the “Longhorn Bandit” and was wanted in about a half dozen Denver-area robberies. At the time of the shooting, FBI agents were…

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Powerful Bipartisan Committee Probes Serious Flaws in FBI Lab Research

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By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A powerful bi-partisan House committee is investigating serious flaws found in FBI labs, McClatchy reports.  Leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voiced “grave concern” about recent discoveries that the FBI came to erroneous conclusions on hair analysis that ended up being far from perfect. “The scope of this…

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Border Patrol Supervisor Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $108K in Benefits

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By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Another Border Patrol supervisor is in hot water. This time James Doran, 54, who is the supervisor of the Border Patrol’s Laredo office, is expected to be charged today for allegedly collecting more than $108,000 in Social Security benefits to which he was not entitled, the Laredo Morning Times reports.  An…

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Lawyer: Federal Air Marshals Should Not Use Gun Ranges That Aren’t Lead Free

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By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal air marshals should not be using gun ranges that aren’t proven to be led free, the top attorney for the marshals told TSA on Tuesday. The Seattle Times reports that a letter from attorney Lawrence Berger, who represents the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, was sent to to the agency…

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