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Gun Used to Murder Woman in San Francisco Was Stolen from Federal Agent
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A man accused of killing a 32-year-old woman on San Francisco’s waterfront used a gun stolen from a federal agent’s car, sources close to the investigation told the SFGate.com. The gun was a .40-caliber pistol, but it did not appear to be the agent’s official gun. Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez was charged…
Subway Breaks Ties with Jared Fogle Following Child-Porn Investigation
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Subway has ended its 15-year relationship with its pitchman Jared Fogle following an FBI raid at his Indiana home. The investigation of Fogle is centered around child pornography accusations, just two months after his friend was arrested on charges of possessing hundreds of vile videos, the New York Daily News reports. …
Secret Service, Obama, Former Presidents Celebrate Agency’s 150th anniversary
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama and other four former presidents joined Secret Service officials to celebrate the agency’s 150th anniversary. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and Secret Service Director Joe Clancy gave brief speeches at the small, private gathering inside the National Archives building Tuesday, CNN reports. The nation’s four living former presidents – Jimmy…
TSA Screeners Aren’t Charged on Allegations of Groping ‘Attractive’ Male Passengers
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two Denver airport security screeners who were fired after being accused of fondling attractive male passengers will not be charged, NBC News reports. The TSA screeners, a man and a woman, were fired in April following a six-month investigation by the TSA, which alerted Denver police to the allegations in March….
Lengel: Dr. Farid Fata, the Dr. Mengele of Michigan
Dr. Josef Mengele (left) and Dr. Farid Fata. By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — It’s not always fair to compare someone to an evil figure in history. But when I saw the Metro Detroit oncologist Dr. Farid Fata sitting in federal court in Detroit Monday, I couldn’t help but think of Dr. Josef Mengele, the…
DEA, FBI Accused of Long Relationship with Controversial Italian Firm for Surveillance
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An Italian company with suspected ties to repressive regimes has been selling surveillance and spyware to the FBI and DEA, The Hill reports. The discovery comes after the firm, Hacking Team, was hacked. The hacker revealed company documents that suggest countries the company does business with countries like Sudan. Among the…
FBI Director Comey Makes Case for Position on Encryption
By FBI Director James Comey Lawfare I am worried we are talking past each other with respect to “Going Dark,” so let me try to frame it in a way that I hope is fair-minded and provides a basis for healthy discussion: These are things I believe to be true: 1. The logic of encryption will…
FBI Seeks Help with Disturbing ‘Sextortion’ Case Involving Hundreds of Girls
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI may be handling its biggest case yet of “sextortion.” The bureau is asking for the public’s help finding hundreds of teenage victims who sent sexually explicit photos to a Florida man after he threatened them, WJXT reports. Lucas Chansler, 31, was sentenced to 105 years in federal prison last…