June 2015
FBI Investigates Death of Man Shot Multiple Times with Taser at Border Crossing
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating whether CBP agents went too far when they shot a man multiple times with a Taser at a San Ysidro border crossing, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Francisco Cesena died after of cardiac arrest caused in part by multiple Taser shots after authorities said he attacked them….
Senate Committee Approves Bill to Stop Federal Crackdowns on Medical Marijuana
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal agents would be barred from using tax dollars to crack down on medical marijuana operations in states where it’s legal. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 22-8 to approve the measure, which would block the Department of Justice and DEA from using federal funds to interrupt medical marijuana programs, Huffington Post…
FBI Accused of Using No-Fly List to Coerce Muslims into Becoming Informants
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is accused of removing people from the no-fly list in exchange for becoming informants. Al Jazeera America reports that four law-abiding Muslim men were removed from the no-fly list just days before a federal district court in New York hears their case. According to their lawsuit, Tanvir v. Lynch,…
Wack: The FBI’s First Use Of Airplanes & The Original Pilot
Retired FBI Special Agent Larry Wack maintains a website as a tribute to the early FBI and the G-Men of the 1930s. More can be found at this website. By Larry Wack The FBI’s First Use Of Airplanes & The Original Pilot Retired FBI Agent, Murry C. Falkner was actually the only FBI Agent during…
FBI Linked Chicago Home to Massive Leak of Nude Celebrity Photos
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has linked an unassuming brick home in Chicago to nearly 600 hacked personal data-storage accounts, many of them belonging to celebrities, the Associated Press reports. Some of the photos contained nude images of female stars. According to recently unsealed court documents, the FBI seized computers and cellphones from the…
FBI Arrests Correction Officers in Beating Death of Rikers Island Inmate
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agents arrested two New York correction officers Wednesday accused of beating to death a Rikers Island inmate, Newsweek reports. A pretrial detainee, 52-year-old Ronald Spear, was killed in December 2012 from bunt force trauma to the head. Agents arrested former officer Brian Coll and officer Byron Taylor. According to the…
Secret Service Agent Investigated After Sexting with Woman at Michelle Obama Event
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Secret Service agent is under investigation for flirting with a woman he met while screening bags at an event featuring First Lady Michelle Obama. The agent, whose name has not been released, is accused of sending a racy picture to the woman after the pair had exchanged text messages all…