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Justice Department to Protect Against Leaks of Economic Data
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Worried about the impact on leaked, sensitive economic date, the FBI helped convince the U.S. Labor Department to tighten control of the information, Reuters reports. A Labor Department study suggests some financial institutions had access to the agency’s press room before the economic reports were made public. The information is important because…
Report by Ex-FBI Chief Freeh to Shed Light on Molestation Scandal at Penn State
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Did Penn State University officials conceal that former defensive coordinator was Jerry Sandusky a child molester? How did the school and coach Joe Paterno respond to previous molestation accusations against Sandusky more than a decade ago? A report by former FBI chief Louis J. Freeh is expected to answer those questions and…
Physics Grad Pleads Guilty in Model Plane Plot
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Massachusetts man accused of staging a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol Building and the Pentagon with explosive-laden model airplanes pleaded guilty Tuesday to two federal charges, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Under a plea deal, Rezwan Ferdaus is to serve 17 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release,…
AG Holder Pledges to Fight Texas Voter ID Law at NAACP Event
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric Holder pledged Tuesday to aggressively challenge new voter restriction efforts during a speech at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Houston, the New York Times reports. “In our efforts to protect voting rights and to prevent voting fraud, we will be vigilant and strong,” Mr….
FBI Probes Border Patrol Shooting That Killed Mexican
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating the death of a Mexican resident who was allegedly shot over the Rio Grande River by a U.S. Border Patrol agent, the Associated Press reports. The 29-year-old man was killed Saturday by a single bullet over the border from Brownsville, Texas. A spokesman for the Border Patrol said…
FBI Promotes Public Corruption Expert to New Orleans Post
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has promoted an expert on public corruption as the new Special Agent in Charge of the New Orleans Division, feds announced Monday, reports Examiner.com. Michael J. Anderson worked public corruption cases in the Miami Division before being promoted to special agent in the Public Corruption Unit of the FBI’s Criminal…
FBI Joins Probe Into Explosives Found Under Orange County Bridge
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is helping investigating a cache of explosives found under a bridge in Orange County Monday, the LA Times reports. People working on a drain ditch found a backpack full of grenades, blasting caps and fuse igniters. If ignited, the explosive would have caused “major structural damage to the bridge,” Orange…
Five Charged in Border Agent Brian Terry’s Death: $1 Million Award Offered for Info on Whereabouts of 4
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Justice Department announced on Monday the indictment of five people in connection with the 2010 death of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, and a $1 million reward from the FBI for info leading to the arrest of four the defendants who remain at large. Authorities unsealed the indictment in…