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President Obama to Appoint Veteran Secret Service Official to Oversee Agency
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama plans to appoint a veteran Secret Service official to oversee the agency, Reuters reports. David O’Connor, a former assistant director of investigations who retired last year, is Obama’s pick for the post, which protects the president and other top federal officials, Reuters wrote. Senate confirmation is not required. Reuters wrote…
Lead FBI Agent in Rep.William Jefferson Case Speaks Out About the Victories and Near Misses
By Gordon Russell New Orleans Times-Picayune NEW ORLEANS — Were it not for Virginia businesswoman Lori Mody’s skillful undercover work, William Jefferson would probably still be representing Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District in Washington, according to the FBI agent who oversaw the case against the longtime Democratic congressman. It was Mody who first brought Jefferson’s corruption…
FBI Investigates Special Agent After Police Say He Used Badge to Avoid Arrest
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating one of its own after he allegedly used his badge to avoid arrest for drunken driving in Georgia, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports. Fort Oglethorpe police say Special Agent Ken Hillman received special treatment after getting pulled over for drinking and driving. For the first time, the…
Former DEA Officials: Go After States That Legalized Pot for Recreational Use
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com If the federal government doesn’t act soon, it may lose the chance to stamp out recreational pot laws in Colorado and Washington, cautioned eight former DEA officials, the Associated Press reports. Although voters legalized small amounts of possession last year in those states, the law still conflicts with a federal ban on…
Opinion: FBI Headquarters Should Stay in Washington D.C.
Garrett M. Graff Washington Post The FBI lists its official address as 935 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, as if one could wander by the angular, concrete, block-size headquarters without noticing the J. Edgar Hoover Building. The aging 11-story monstrosity — an especially ugly example of the Brutalist movement in architecture — is nearing the end of its…
FBI Raids Homer Police Department As Part of Tight-Lipped Investigation
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agents raided the Homer Police Department in Louisiana Friday as part of an investigation into the department, the Shreveport Times reports. Agents executed a search warrant announced, the FBI confirmed to the Times. The nature of the investigation is unclear but officers were told to turn over their Tasers, the Times…
Looming Budget Cuts Prompted Homeland Security to Release Thousands of Illegal Immigrants
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security released more than 2,000 illegal immigrants facing deportation because of looming budget cuts, not a few hundred as originally reported, Catholic Online writes.Since Feb. 15, about 1,000 illegal immigrants considered low risk have been released each week, according to Catholic Online. The Obama administration said it was not aware of…
FBI Forensic Artists Construct Facial Models of Missing Bodies
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI artists are crafting facial models of people whose remains were found and never identified, The Virginian-Pilot reports. The idea is to release the images to the public and hope someone can identify them Forensic artists construct “facial approximations ” using plastic and molding material, The Virginian Pilot reported. The busts were…