October 2015
FBI Investigates Unregulated Fantasy Sports Industry That Is Exploding in Popularity
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has opened an inquiry into daily fantasy sports websites amid complaints about insider information and predatory lending, the New York Times reports. The focus, according to players contacted by the FBI, was on Boston-based DraftKings, where an employee won $350,000 at a rival site. The FBI also wants to…
FBI Agents Angry That President Obama Tried to Downplay Clinton’s Email Scandal
President Obama incensed FBI agents when he downplayed the classified information from Hillary Clinton’s personal email before an investigation was even complete
Official Record of Police Shootings Has Major Omissions, Including Eric Garner, Tamir Rice
Their killings prompted nationwide protests about the use of force by police but their names are missing from a federal government’s official database of homicides by officers.
Computer System That Checks Passengers Against Terrorism Watch Lists Goes Down
A Homeland Security computer system designed to raise red flags about airline passengers on the terrorism watch lists stopped working at five airports on Wednesday night.
Wall Street Journal: Obama Should Not Lobby FBI About Hillary Clinton Investigation
By Editorial Board Wall Street Journal President Obama’s interview on CBS’s “60 Minutes” Sunday has rightly received attention for his defensiveness about Vladimir Putin’s intervention in Syria. But the President made other news that deserves more attention: to wit, his legal advice to the FBI and Justice Department about Hillary Clinton’s email server. The FBI…
FBI Director Comey Offers to Help Cities Deal with Escalation of Violence
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Director James Comey expressed an urgency Wednesday in cracking down on a surge in violent crimes in inner cities. Comey said he’s committed to helping local agencies with investigations and other tools, The Cincinnati Enquirer reports. The violence, he said, was affecting “younger men of color killing each other ……
Complaints Paint Disquieting Portrait of Border Patrol Misconduct
Drivers routinely complain about misconduct at Border Patrol checkpoints near the Mexican border, according to newly released information, the New York Times reports. Among the complaints are verbal abuse, racial profiling and improper use of guns. The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona has accumulated 6,000 pages of complaints, statistics and other records related to…