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FBI Reveals Potential Break in Unsolved Times Square Bombing in ’08
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A bomb that exploded in the heart of Times Square just after 3:30 a.m. in 2008 has gone unsolved for seven years. The FBI hopes to end that streak after announcing Wednesday that progress has been made in the attack, which resembled two earlier bombings in Manhattan. Investigators said three people…
Border Patrol Arrests 6 Immigrants, Driver After High Speed Chase
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A high-speed chase with Border Patrol agents near El Paso ended badly for the driver and six undocumented immigrants. The chase began when agents saw the undocumented immigrants emergee from desert brush and get into a Chevrolet Silverado along Interstate 10, The El Paso Times reports. The chase, which hit speeds…
Ex-FBI Investigator Claims Bureau Hid Evidence in 2001 Anthrax Case
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former director of the FBI’s anthrax investigation claims the bureau hid evidence that would punch holes in the case that Army scientist Bruce Ivins mailed anthrax-laced letters that killed five people and sickened 27 others in 2001, Fox News reports. Richard Lambert claims in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District…
House Members Declare ‘No Confidence’ in DEA Administrator Leonhart
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers leveled harsh claims against DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart on Wednesday, saying they had no confidence in her ability to lead the agency. The sharp words come a day after lawmakers learned that DEA agents received lax punishment for attending “sex parties” in Columbia, the Huffington…
Feds Investigate Online Posting of Personal Information about U.S. Military Members
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal investigators are trying to determine whether an Islamic group illegally obtained personal information of 100 U.S. military members before posting it publicly. A group called the Islamic Hacking Division posted the information online, urging its “brothers residing in America” to attack, The USA Today reports. One investigator said it appears…
DEA Agents Receive Lax Punishment Over ‘Sex Parties;’ Some Get Promoted
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The head of the DEA has come under fire over lax punishments for DEA agents accused of participating in “sex parties” with prostitutes in Columbia, The Huffington Post reports. In fact, some of the accused agents received promotions. No one was fired. Allegations of a sex party emerged last month following…
FBI, NSA Officials Urge Congress to Retain Spy Powers Under Patriot Act
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI and National Security Administration are on the verge of losing surveillance powers that were gained after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Authorities for both agencies are urging lawmakers to preserve the spy powers before the expire June 1, The Guardian reports. Some members of Congress want more surveillance reforms…
FBI Director James Comey: ‘We’re Making Progress’ Against Lone-Wolf Terrorists
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