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Border Patrol Says Mountaintop Drug Spotters Eluding Authorities Because of Rules of Engagement
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The head of the U.S. Border Patrol told senators Tuesday that rules of engagement are too constraining and making it difficult to combat armed drug cartel spotters while atop U.S. mountains, the Washington Times reports. Cartels traditionally send out spotters on U.S. territory to inspect border protection. Border Patrol Chief Michael J….
Obama Administration Considers Making Internet Wiretapping Easier
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Obama administration is close to stiffening surveillance laws to make it easier to wiretap people who use the Internet, the New York Times reports. Saying it’s much easier to wiretap people using traditional phone services, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III wants the federal government to extend the practice to monitor…
FBI: Local Terrorist Attack Averted in Planning Stages Following Arrest of Minnesota Man
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI said a terrorist attack was disrupted in its planning stages when authorities found explosives and guns inside the mobile home of a Minnesota man, the Associated Press reports. Buford Rogers, 24, of Montevideo, appeared in court Monday after being charged with one count of being a felon in possession of…
Most Wanted Women: 8 Females Have Made the FBI’s Most Wanted List
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Joanne Chesimard, 65, a convicted cop killer, recently became the first woman placed on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Terrorist List. While Chesimard made news by making the list, eight of the 500 people who appeared on the FBI’s most wanted fugitive list were women, Discovery reports. Discovery lists details of each…
FBI Error May Save Man from Execution in Mississippi Today
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A day before his planned execution. a Mississippi inmate made a last-minute appeal Monday after the FBI acknowledged it erred in analyzing the forensic evidence, the Washington Post reports. Willie Jerome Manning, 44, was to die today at 6 p.m. by lethal injection after being convicted of the 1992 killings of two…
Kevin Cornelius to Head FBI’s Cincinnati Division
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Kevin R. Cornelius, who most recently served as chief of the Tactical Section within the Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG) and commander of the Hostage Rescue Team (HRT), was named head of the Cincinnati FBI. Cornelius joined the FBI in 1991 and was first assigned to the Indianapolis Field Office, where…
FBI Agents Association Pushes for Rep. Mike Rogers to Replace FBI Director Robert Mueller
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI Agents Association, which represents more than 12,000 active duty and retired Agents, is urging President Obama to pick Michigan Congressman Mike Rogers to replace FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III. Rogers, a Republican, is a former FBI agent, who heads the House Intelligence Committee. In a press release issued…
Column: FBI Deserves Praise in Boston Marathon Probe
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com When all is said and done, the FBI deserves praise for its swift resolution in the Boston Marathon bombing. As one agent told me, the FBI showed what it’s made of by kicking some butt. Critics say the agency dropped the ball. They say the FBI had reason to suspect that…