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FBI Arrests Correction Officers in Beating Death of Rikers Island Inmate
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agents arrested two New York correction officers Wednesday accused of beating to death a Rikers Island inmate, Newsweek reports. A pretrial detainee, 52-year-old Ronald Spear, was killed in December 2012 from bunt force trauma to the head. Agents arrested former officer Brian Coll and officer Byron Taylor. According to the…
Secret Service Agent Investigated After Sexting with Woman at Michelle Obama Event
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Secret Service agent is under investigation for flirting with a woman he met while screening bags at an event featuring First Lady Michelle Obama. The agent, whose name has not been released, is accused of sending a racy picture to the woman after the pair had exchanged text messages all…
Cleveland.com Editorial: TSA Gives Little Reason for Confidence in Security
By Editorial Board Cleveland.com At airports around the country, including Cleveland Hopkins International, passengers entering the security wringer run by the Transportation Security Administration have been entertained by a display of some of the instruments of mayhem that agents have taken from people over the TSA’s 14-year history. Earlier this year, the TSA proudly released a year-end…
FBI Task Force Cracks Down on 2 Gangs in Milwaukee
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI teamed up with police to crack down on gang activity in Milwaukee, resulting in eight search warrants and more than a dozen arrests beginning just after dawn Tuesday. The MPD-FBI Gang Task Force recovered 10 guns, drugs and tens of thousands of dollars in alleged drug money, the Milwaukee…
Former U.S. House Speaker Hastert Pleads Not Guilty in Awkward Court Appearance
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges involving hush money payments and lying to federal agents, the Chicago Tribune reports. The Tribune wrote that Hastert looked “extremely uncomfortable.” “As the judge left the bench and Hastert’s high-powered attorneys conferred with prosecutors, Hastert, once one of Illinois’…
Investigation Opens to Find Leak of Alarming Study about Airport Security
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It was an alarming discovery: An undercover operation found that investigators could slip through airport security with weapons and phony bombs more than 95% of the time, the Washington Post reports. But that information, which quickly spread nationwide, is considered “classified,” so whoever leaked it could face termination or even jail…
Another Secret Service Lapse: New Hires Haven’t Completed Security Clearance Process
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In its rush to hire new Secret Service officers to handle serious security lapses, the agency placed several dozen new people in sensitive positions, even though they had not completed the required national security clearance process, the Washington Post reports, citing two unnamed government sources. Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy told…
Stejskal: FBI’s Use of ‘Unmarked Planes’ Is Nothing New, Not to Mention Legal
Greg Stejskal served as an FBI agent for 31 years and retired as resident agent in charge of the Ann Arbor office. By Greg Stejskal ticklethewire.com The Associated Press reported about a week ago that the FBI was using “unmarked planes” to conduct surveillances and other activities.This is not breaking news. The FBI since…