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ADL To Hand Out Awards to Law Enforcement that Battled Hates Crimes and Terrorist Threats
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a Jewish organization in Washington, will honor law enforcement heroes who have protected the public from hate crimes and terrorist threats. The fourth annual ADL SHIELD Awards will be held on Monday, Sept. 23rd in Washington and the recipients will include members of the FBI Washington Field…
Long-Serving Border Patrol Chief to Retire After 25 Years, Reflects on Advances
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Chief Enrique “Henry” Mendiola Jr., whose 25 year of service makes him one of the longest-serving agents of the Border Patrol RGV Sector, is retiring, ValleyCentral.com reports. Mendiola was only 20 years old when he joined the Border Patrol in 1988. “When I came in we were still doing ink fingerprints, we…
Donald Trump Is Considering a Deal to Acquire FBI Headquarters in Washington D.C.
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Donald Trump’s real estate empire may soon include the FBI’s headquarters in Washington D.C., the Washington Post reports. Trump said he’s considering bidding on the J. Edgar Hoover Building for redevelopment. He already owns the building across the street, the Old Post Office Pavilion. The FBI has been looking for developers and…
Column: The Michigan Parole Board’s Crime Against “White Boy Rick”
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT –– The criminal case against Richard “White Boy Rick” Wershe Jr. played out during the late 1980s, when he was a teenager and the drug-trade in Detroit was so high-profile that some dealers were household names. He was convicted of cocaine trafficking. Today, 26 years later, another crime is…
FBI Director James Comey Added to Revised NSA Surveillance Lawsuit
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A lawsuit alleging that the National Security Agency violated the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens now includes claims against new FBI Director James Comey, Bloomberg reports. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, which filed the original lawsuit in July, alleges the NSA, with the help of the Justice Department and FBI, surreptitiously collected information…
FBI Agent Who Lectured Sports Teams about Drugs Dies at 67
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com James A. McIntosh was not just any lecturer. The 6-foot-7 FBI agent was a basketball standout at Villanova University and considered a role model for many of the younger athletes he spoke to about the evils of drugs, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. McIntosh died on June 29 after a battle with…
FBI Agent Who Ran Sex Crimes Task Force Accused of Abusing His Authority
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI agent who operated a sex crimes task force in Georgia is accused of using his position to get out of at least three drunken driving investigations, CBS in Atlanta reports. Ken Hillman, who ran the northwest Georgia Crimes Against Children Task Force, abused his authority while being pulled over on…
Co-Chairmen of 9/11 Commission: U.S. Needs to Improve Oversight of Homeland Security
Thomas H. Kean and Lee H. Hamilton New York Times Op-Ed No single event in the last half-century has had a greater effect on American national security policy than the terrorist attacks that occurred 12 years ago today. When we co-chaired the 9/11 Commission, which was set up in 2002 and issued its report…