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FBI Investigates Who Hacked AP Twitter Feed with Bogus News about White House Explosions
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is trying to determine how a hacker or hackers were able to send out a bogus tweet that President Obama was injured in a White House bombing using the Associated Press’ Twitter feed, Reuters reports. The tweet caused markets to nosedive briefly and sent some people into panic. The AP…
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Border Patrol Gets New Chief for Tucson Sector
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Manuel Padilla Jr., a native of southern Arizona and long-time federal authority, has been appointed chief of the Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector, the Arizona Daily Star reports. Padilla, who has worked with Border Patrol for 26 years, was serving as the acting chief at the office since October 2012; before that…
Charges Dismissed Against Mississippi Man Accused of Sending Ricin-Tainted Letters to President, Others
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Charges have been dropped against the Mississippi man accused of sending ricin-tainted letters to President Obama and other public officials, NBC News reports. “I respect President Obama and love my country. I would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other U.S. official,” Paul Kevin Curtis said at a news…
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ATF Nominee B. Todd Jones Faces Inquiry Following Retaliation Claims
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An independent watchdog group for the Justice Department is investigating claims that President Obama’s nominee to head the ATF retaliated against a whistleblower, the Roll Call reports. B. Todd Jones is accused of suspending an employee in retaliation for lodging a complaint. Carolyn N. Lerner, the head of the Office of…
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FBI Found No Trace of Ricin at Mississippi Home of Man Accused of Mailing Poisonous Letters
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Investigators found no traces of ricin in the house of the Mississippi man accused of mailing the toxic letters to President Obama, a senator and local judge, the Associated Press reports. Agents believe Paul Kevin Curtis sent the letters but they have been unable to find evidence, including on his computer. Curtis’…
![FBI Catches Heat After Discovery That Bureau Was Warned About Boston Bombing Suspect](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Tamerlan-Tsarnaev.jpg)
FBI Catches Heat After Discovery That Bureau Was Warned About Boston Bombing Suspect
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI investigated one of the Boston bombing suspects, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, two years ago after Russia warned about his shift toward Islamic extremism, CNN reports. Now, some members of Congress are calling for an investigation to determine how Tsarnaev managed to convince the FBI that he wasn’t a threat, CNN wrote. The…
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Two Men Arrested in Alleged Plot to Blow Up Commuter Rail Between Toronto and U.S.
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two men accused of plotting to blow up a major commuter rail between Toronto and the U.S. were arrested Monday, Newsday reports. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the attack involved al-Qaida “elements” in Iran but did not pose imminent danger, Newsday wrote. The FBI helped investigate. Police said the attack was…
![FBI Top 10 Fugitive Eric Toth Captured in Nicaragua](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/toth500.jpg)
FBI Top 10 Fugitive Eric Toth Captured in Nicaragua
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former D.C. elementary school teacher Eric Justin Toth, who was on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list, was captured in Nicaragua over the weekend, Allison Klein of the Washington Post reports. Toth, who replaced Osama bin Laden on the Top Ten list, was wanted on child pornography charges. He had been…