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Sheriff Joe Arpaio Forced Make to Changes to Satisfy Obama’s Justice Department
Ryan Reilley Huffington Post WASHINGTON — Arizona’s infamous Sheriff Joe Arpaio — the man who brands himself as “America’s toughest sheriff” and has launched an extensive investigation into whether President Barack Obama is a U.S. citizen — will have to make some changes under a settlement with the federal government on Friday that would resolve…
ATF Official Under Scrutiny for Allegations of Data Breach
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Senior ATF official Scott Sweetow is coming under scrutiny. The Hill reports that the Justice Department is investigating allegations he may have accessed the personal data of other agency employees and sent the info to his personal email account. The Hill cites CNN as the reporting the matter. “It appears somebody…
DEA Confident That Escaped Drug Lord Joaquin Guzman Will Be Captured
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The DEA is saying it’s confident that escaped Mexican drug loan Joaquin Guzman will be captured. “I haven’t slept since Saturday night,” U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration deputy administrator Jack Riley said, according to a report by John Bacon in USA Today. “The hunt is back on – and we are going to…
Carnegie Mellon University Student Charged with Selling Malware on Darkode
By Mike Wereschagin and Andrew Conte Pittsburgh Tribune-Review A fresh-faced college student who once designed a mobile app to bring Pittsburghers together slipped from his prestigious Carnegie Mellon University classrooms into the shadows of the Web, where he sold a program that put thieves inside people’s pockets, federal authorities said Wednesday. Morgan Culbertson, 20,…
Hollywood Props Get So Realistic That Secret Service Complains
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Hollywood props are becoming so realistic-looking that the Secret Service has become alarmed. Bloomberg reports in a video newscast, which you can see by clicking here, that one of the largest prop makers in Hollywood, Independent Studios, has received complaints from the Secret Service because the props, like cash, guns and…
President Obama Calls for Reformed Drug Sentences That Overwhelmingly Face Young Black Men
President Obama on Thursday delivered a clear message Wednesday when he commuted the federal prison sentences of 46 nonviolent drug offenders: The time has come to overhaul a criminal justice system that locks away too many nonviolent offenders.
Congress Mulls Plan to Create Separate Unit to Investigate Terrorism
Fearing that Homeland Security is not equipped to combat violent extremism, key lawmakers in Washington passed legislation Wednesday that would create a single office dedicated to focusing solely on terrorism.