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FBI Tells its Side of the Story on the Doomed Flight 93
By ALYSSA CHOINIERE Daily American Staff Writer Even the most tragic of stories needs a hero so that the listeners can eventually make sense of its ending. The passengers of Flight 93 were those heroes for Americans on Sept. 11. For the FBI investigators, the actions of the Flight 93 passengers made sense of the…
FBI Begins to Install $1 Billion Face Recognition System
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is preparing its newest weapon against crime – a $1 billion national facial recognition system. The Next Generation Identification program, which is expected to be rolled out nationwide by 2014, matches surveillance images of known criminals, reports CNET. The system is designed to compare a photo to the FBI’s database of…
FBI Investigates Alleged Terrorist Threat in Tenn.
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is joining an investigation into an alleged terrorist threat in Nashville, News Channel 5 reports. Amal Abdullahi, 29, was arrested last week on allegations she made terrorist threats to coworkers at CEVA Logistics, saying she was prepared to be a martyr for Allah and that nonbelievers should die, News Channel…
Ex-FBI Agent Pleads to Passing on Inside Info to a Close Friend
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com An ex-FBI agent pleaded guilty Friday to obtaining information about an undercover law enforcement operation in Newark and giving it to a close friend, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Newark announced. In June 2011, Ivan Stantchev was asked by a friend to obtain confidential information in connection with four telephone numbers…
Google Defies FBI Attempts to Gain Cell Phone Passwords
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A defiant Google earlier this year refused to unlock a suspected pimp’s cellphone, prompting a potential legal battle with the FBI that could have sweeping ramifications, the Wall Street Journal reports. When the FBI can’t unlock cell phone information, such as texts, phone numbers and emails, it appears the agency is…
FBI Investigates U.S. Border Patrol Shooting Along Rio Grand River
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S. Border Patrol acknowledged Thursday that an agent shot a Mexican citizen along the border. The patrol’s Laredo sector said in a statement that the shooting occurred after rocks were thrown at agents. “A weapon was discharged by Border Patrol. All appropriate authorities were notified and the shooting is under…
FBI Agent Convicted of Fraud May Get New Trial
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Nashville FBI agent who was sentenced last year to four years in prison for wire and bankruptcy fraud may get a new trial after allegations of racial discrimination surfaced, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, the Tennessean reports. The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals said the case should be sent…
‘The Zombies Are Coming!’ Homeland Security Warns
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Homeland Security Department is urging citizens to prepare for a zombie apocalypse. No, really. It was the government’s way of injecting a little humor into helping communities prepare for emergencies. The idea is to prepare citizens for genuine disasters and emergencies, which would take the same sort of preparation to fend…