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FBI Elevates Murder Investigation of two District Attorneys in Texas, Launches Billboard Campaign
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has launched a public relations campaign to catch the killer or killers of two district attorneys and one of their wives, the Houston Chronicle reports. Gov. Rick Perry and Kaufman County Crime Stoppers chipped in $200,000 for a reward for the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for killing…
Google Challenges FBI’s Secretive National Security Letters, Saying They Violate Free Speech Rights
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Google is fed up with the FBI snooping on its users without a warrant. Now, the company appears to be challenging so-called national security letters, which do not require a warrant to gather electronic information, reports CNet.com. The judge hearing the case, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco, ruled last…
New Proposal Calls for Building New FBI Headquarters in Downtown Washington D.C.
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has received at least 35 proposals so far to relocate the FBI’s headquarters, and most are in the suburbs. But the Washingtonian reports that one plan would keep the headquarters in downtown Washington near the Union Station. The proposal by Republic Properties and renowned architect Arthur Cotton Moore calls for…
ICE Settles Suit with 22 New Yorkers for $1 Million over Warrantless Search
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com More than 20 New Yorkers will receive a combined $1 million in a settlement with ICE over warrantless raids on their homes, WNYC reports. Under the settlement, ICE also must change some of its policies and training involving searches. “Sleeping while Latino is not a suspicious activity that justifies ICE’s forcing its…
President Obama’s Hunt for New FBI Director Leads to Short List of Likely Candidates
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The search for a new FBI director is heating up. Looking to replace Robert Mueller, whose term has expired, the White House has begun vetting candidates and may be down to a short list of potential successors, NPR reports. NPR reported that the Obama administration approached Judge Merrick Garland, a federal appeals…
FBI Informant at Center of New York City Bribery Case Has Own Big Troubles
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI informant who provided vital information about an alleged bribe to get a state senator on the New York City mayoral ballot has his own troubles, NBC 4 New York reports. NBC 4 identified the informant as real estate developer Moses Stern, 40, who is accused of orchestrating a fraudulent real…
FBI Takes Over Embezzlement Investigation of Catholic Priest in Suburban Detroit
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating a Catholic priest in suburban Detroit accused of embezzling more than $400,000 from his church, the Detroit Free Press reports. Troy police handed over the investigation of Rev. Edward Belczak, 67, a former pastor at St. Thomas More Parish in Troy for three decades, the Free Press wrote….
FBI Uses Special Mobile Unit to Track Down Criminals
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI in Orange County has a special weapon against crime. It’s called the Regional Mobile Computer Forensic Laboratory, and it recently helped catch ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner, NBC 4 in Southern California reports. “It’s a self-enclosed mobile laboratory,” said Supervising Special Agent Jason Weiss of the Los Angeles-area Federal Bureau of…