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FBI Agents Finally Reach Libyan City Where Four Americans Were Killed in Attack on U.S. Consulate
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A team of FBI agents finally arrived in Benghazi, Libya, to investigate the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate and has narrowed the suspects to one or two people in an extremist group, the Associated Press reports. The AP said agents swooped in before dawn Thursday and left after about 12 hours…
Was Border Agent Victim of Friendly Fire?
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Controversy Heats Up Over Border Patrol’s Shooting of a Mother of Five
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One thing is for sure: A mother of five was killed in her car by a U.S. Border Patrol agent near San Diego. Why the agent opened fire last week on Valeria Tachiquin Alvarado, 32, remains the subject of an investigation and much debate in the heavily Latino suburb of Chula Vista,…
FBI Offers Reward in Search of Massachusetts Man Accused of Training to Kill U.S. Soldiers
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward to help locate a Massachusetts man who was training how to kill Americans soldiers while visiting Pakistan and Yemen, the bureau announced Wednesday. The FBI believes Ahmad Abousamra may be living in Syria with his wife, at least a daughter and extended family. Abousamra allegedly…
FBI: Houston Business Busted for Exporting High-Tech Equipment to Russian Military
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating a Houston business accused of illegally exporting high-tech equipment to Russian military and intelligence agencies, the Associated Press reports. Agents executed a search warrant Wednesday at Arc Electronics Inc. in what they said was a secret military procurement network. The AP said agents were searching for microelectronics, which…
Ex-FBI Agent Accused of Disrupting A Probe into Military Fraud Not Jailed
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former New York FBI Agent accused of an “extensive scheme” to derail a criminal investigation into potential military fraud will remain free from jail – for now, reports the Salt Lake Tribune. U.S. District Court Judge Ted Stewart dismissed prosecutors claims that Robert G. Lustyik Jr., 50, would continue to disregard…
FBI, Local Police Probe Fatal Shooting of Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Investigators in helicopters and on ATVs and horseback scoured the desert near the U.S.-Mexico line Tuesday to piece together what happened when a Border Patrol agent was fatally shot and his partner wounded in Arizona, the Associated Press reports. Authorities identified the slain agent as Nicholas Ivie, 30, who lived in Sierra…
Justice Department Buys Never-Used State Prison in Illinois for $165 Million
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department plans to use a never-opened state prison in Illinois and turn it into a federal facility, the Chicago Tribune reports. Under President Obama’s direction and over the objections of an influential Republican congressman, the Justice Department purchased the prison for $165 million. The sale is a relief to the…