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Homeland Security Employees Routinely Misuse Overtime Money
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security employees are helping themselves to unearned overtime, costing the federal agency a lot of money, whistleblowers are reporting, according to the Washington Post. The overtime can add as much as 25% to a paycheck and is used as an incentive for new employees, the Post reported. The federal Office of…
Letter to the Editor: Crisis at the FBI
This letter was sent to a number of news outlets. By Ellen Glasser President, Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI As individuals, we regularly examine our priorities to make decisions as we manage our checkbooks. As citizens, we expect our elected leaders to do the same with our government checkbook. The effects of…
ACLU Report: FBI Has No Safeguards to Protect Against Constitutional Violations
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s lack of safeguards in collecting suspicious activity leads to privacy violations as well as racial and religious profiling, the ACLU claimed in a new report, the Washington Post reports. The FBI collects so-called “suspicious activity” records using the eGuardian system, which has caused confusion among different law enforcement agencies, the…
Toothless Bandit? Beer Gut Bandit? Bank Robbers Get Unfortunate Nicknames
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Some serial bank robbers have unfortunate monickers. Consider these three robbers wanted by FBI agents in San Diego County – the “Toothless Bandit,” the “Beer Gut Bandit” and the “Bomb Bandit.” The three men are wanted for at least a dozen bank robberies in San Diego County, reports NBC San Diego. Each…
Could Chris Brown Be Saved from Prison by Secret Service?
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service, which protects the president, may come to the aid of actor and R&B singer Chris Brown, TMZ reports. A Secret Service agent witnessed a melee early Saturday between Brown and another man. The agent said a witness told police that Brown never struck the alleged victim, despite cops saying…
Video: Jimmy Kimmel Skit Pokes Fun at NSA, FBI Justification for Spying
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel featured a skit about the FBI and NSA spying on ordinary Americans to prevent them from dangers like expired milk and relatives who want to borrow money.
Guns And Explosions Bring FBI Agents, Journalists Together at Firing Range
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Sometimes the FBI and journalists don’t see eye to eye. So what’s a better way to nurture that relationship than to host a day at a firing range with reporters in Alabama, AL.com reports? Journalists and agents gathered Tuesday for FBI Range Day, which gives the media a firsthand look at guns,…
Man Files Suit to Continue Parodying DHS, NSA on Mugs, T-Shirts
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Minnesota man who was selling parody T-shirts, mugs and other souvenirs featuring the logos of the NSA and DHS received a cease-and-desist order claiming the seals can’t be reproduced without permission. That was two years ago. On Tuesday, LibertyManiacs.com owner Dan McCall filed suit against the federal agencies, saying he has…