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Defense Attorney: Terrorism Suspect Was Coerced into Detonating Fake Bomb
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Mohamed Mohamud was a naive teenager manipulated by the FBI to detonate what he thought was a real bomb at a Christmas tree-lighting event in Oregon, his defense attorney argued in the terrorism case Wednesday, the AP reported. The FBI agent who posed as an al-Qaida terrorist admitted during cross-examination that Mohamud…
Border Patrol Rescues Volunteers Who Tried to Help Illegal Immigrants
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Volunteers for a humanitarian group that provides clothing to illegal immigrants crossing the border in the winter were rescued by Border Patrol agents, KPBS reports. The rescue last week came as volunteers were climbing mountains in Arizona to provide warm clothes to the illegal immigrants when the trouble began, KPBS wrote. Their…
FBI Not Informed That Suspect in Libya Attacks Was Released from Tunisian Court
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Tunisian court released a leading suspect in the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, without telling the FBI, Fox News reports. Before the release of Ali Ani al-Harzi, the FBI interviewed the terrorism suspect last month for about two hours, Fox News wrote. The interrogation was not sufficient to…
Oklahoma Man Accused of Making Online Threats Over Gun Control Efforts
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An Oklahoma man angry over efforts to ban assault rifles is in hot water for what the FBI considers threats of violence, the Associated Press reports. Police said 34-year-old Glenn A. Kirkham alarmed people from the U.S. and Canada when he spoke about using weapons such as knives, a .357 revolver and…
Analyst Who Mocked FBI’s Crackdown on Insider Trading Gets More Than 4 Years in Prison
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former research analyst apparently thought he was untouchable when the FBI began investigating him. John Kinnucan publicly mocked the bureau’s probe, calling agents “fresh-faced eager beavers.” Then on Tuesday, a federal judge sentenced Kinnucan to more than four years in prison for insider trading, CNN reports. Kinnucan, who was outspokenly critical…
Would-Be Portland Bomber Made Good Bye Video Before Pulling Trigger
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Before pulling the switch on what he thought was a bomb at a tree-lighting event in Portland, Mohamed Mohamud posed before a camera wearing a camouflage jacket and red scarf, saying his goodbyes, the Oregonian reports. The video was shown during the second day of testimony in the trial of Mohamud,…
FBI: Guns Involved in More Than 75% of Justifiable Homicides in U.S. in 2011
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Three out of four justifiable homicides involved firearms, CNN reports, citing the FBI’s unified crime report. Of the 260 justified homicides in 2011, 201 involved a gun. The rate is much higher among police, CNN reported. Guns were involved in 99.2% of justifiable homicides, or 390 out of 393. The statistics will…
Sidelined for Blowing the Whistle on ATF, Special Agent Now Hailed As Hero
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com ATF Special Agent John Dodson, who was sidelined after blowing the whistle on the botched gun-running operation Fast and Furious, has been cleared by his bosses and now is considered a hero, Fox News reports. John Dodson has been cleared of any wrongdoing, was praised by Congress for bringing the botched operation…