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FBI Says It’s Out As Leader of 1982 Tylenol Killings Investigation
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The long-unsolved Tylenol killings will no longer be led by the FBI, a disappointment for those holding out for a justice, the Chicago Tribune reports. The news comes near the 31st anniversary of the seven deaths of Chicago residents who ingested cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules in 1982. The discovery of cyanide sent a…
Former Army Snipers Arrested in Alleged Plan to Assassinate DEA Agent
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two former U.S. Army snipers and a retired sharpshooter planned to assassinate a DEA agent and an informant in Africa, the Justice Department announced, reports the USA Today. The murders-for-hire were part of a bold plan to fly hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia to the U.S., the federal government alleges….
Inspector General: FBI Used Drones Domestically Since 2006
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has been using drones domestically since 2006, longer than previously known, the Los Angeles Times reports. The findings come from the inspector general’s audit of drones, which found that the FBI flew unmanned planes weighing less than 55 pounds to track suspects and examine crime scenes. The FBI declined to…
Man Accused of ‘Sextorting’ Miss Teen USA, Others Is Arrested
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A California man’s decision to hack the phone of the reigning Miss Teen USA turned out to be a bad one. ABC News reports that police arrested 19-year-old Jared James Abrahams of Temecula on charges that he hacked her phone to obtained nude photos, which he threatened to reveal unless she sent…
ICE: Crackdown on Crime Makes Puerto Rico, U.S. Safer
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S. and Puerto Rico are safer today because of an anti-crime initiative aimed at putting more federal agents in Puerto Rico, Reuters reports. Dubbed “Operation Caribbean Resilience,” the effort started in July 2012 but increased markedly over the last three months, according to Reuters. In the past year, the operation has…
Lawmakers Propose Changes To Close Gap When Terror Suspect Enters U.S.
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Lawmakers are trying to expand the surveillance powers of intelligence agencies to make spying more seamless when a terror suspect enters the U.S., the Associated Press reports. The idea is to close the gap between NSA and FBI electronic surveillance, which occurs because of different legal standards between the two agencies. That…
FBI Releases Chilling Footage of Navy Yard Gunman Stalking the Building
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has released footage of the Navy Yard gunman stalking the corridors in search of victims. The shooter, Aaron Alexis, 34, believed he was being controlled by low frequency radio waves, an FBI spokeswoman said, BBC reports. “At this point I can confirm that there are multiple indicators that Alexis held…
ATF Misplaced 420M Cigarettes, Misuses $162M in Profits
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Bad news continues to follow ATF. This time, the federal agency lost 420 million cigarettes, misused $162 million in profits from stings and conducted dozens of unauthorized investigations of illegal tobacco sales, the inspector general said, according to the Associated Press. Investigators were unable to locate 2.1 million cartons because of shoddy…