By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Two people have been charged in the shooting of an ATF agent in Gary, Ind., who was wounded during a shootout last Thursday. Blake King, age 19, of Chicago and Bernard Graham, age 25, of Calumet City, Ill., were charged last Friday in a criminal complaint. The charges include: Forcibly assaulting, opposing, impeding,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI has says its inability to crack encrypted cellphones during investigations makes the country less safe. But 72 percent of 100 cybersecurity leaders from government, academia and the private sector surveyed by the Washington Post’s “Cybersecurity 202” disagree. The survey showed a broad opposition to the FBI’s demand that device…
Dick Thornburgh served as U.S. attorney general from 1988 to 1991. By Dick Thornburgh For the Washington Post As a lifelong Republican, I am proud that my party has consistently revered the rule of law as a central tenet of our country’s values. I have been honored to serve under seven presidents, including as U.S. attorney…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The New York Daily News reports that witnesses have seen what appears to be a black U.S. Secret Service car parked outside Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Central Park West apartment. She’s dating Donald Trump Jr. The Daily News reports: For the fourth straight Tuesday, Donald Trump Jr. enjoyed a date night with Fox News…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com An ATF agent was shot and wounded during an undercover operation Thursday in Gary, Ind., the agency confirmed on Twitter. Agents from the Chicago Field Division were “ambushed” while conducting an undercover operation in Gary, Indiana, Brendan Iber, assistant special agent in charge of ATF’s Chicago division, told reporters, according to the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The DEA is establishing an Omaha Field Division, its 23rd division office in the nation. The division will include Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. “In January, DEA reorganized its field divisions for the first time in nearly 20 years. Today, just five months later, we are adding another…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com There’s an infinite number of scary scenarios involving terrorists. Here’s one: The FBI is warning that terrorists are working to acquire the cyber skills to carry out catastrophic attacks that could involve taking down America’s 911 emergency response system, Business Insider reports. Aristedes Mahairas, a special agent in charge of the…
