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FBI Dropped Purchase Order on Controversial License Plate Readers
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI planned to invest in license-plate readers that are becoming more popular among local and state law enforcement but didn’t follow through with a purchase order after lawyers expressed concerns about the technology invading people’s privacy, the Associated Press reports. The AP received records that indicate the FBI has been…
Was Hacker Able to Seize Plane Mid-Flight? FBI Investigates
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating whether a purported hacker was able to control a plane mid-flight, The Washington Post reports. Chris Roberts, who’s with a security intelligence firm called One World Labs, tweeted on April 15 that he was able to manipulate the in-flight and crew-alerting system of a United Airlines plane….
Dallas Morning News: Garland Flaps Illustrate Shifting Terror Focus
By the Dallas Morning News Editorial Board As terror attacks go, the charge of the jihadi wannabes in Garland will not be remembered as textbook. Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi had desire and tools, but their execution was lacking. Their goal was to crash an American Freedom Defense Initiative meeting, Pamela Geller’s Muhammad cartoon contest….
Column: The Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI Urges Congress to Reauthorize USA Patriot Act
Ellen Glasser President of The Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI Today, the Society of Former Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is urging Senate leaders to pass legislation that will reauthorize the expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and…
Boston Marathon Bomber Sentenced to Death
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been sentenced to death, the Boston Herald reports. The bombing claimed four lives and seriously wounded a score of others. The verdict was announced Friday in Boston by U.S. District Court Judge George A. O’Toole Jr.’s courtroom clerk Paul Lyness, the paper reported. Tsarnaev…
LA Times Editorial: Indictment of L.A. County Undersheriff Holds Highest Officias Accountable
By Editorial Board Los Angeles Times The encouraging message in the indictment Thursday of former Los Angeles County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka on charges of obstructing an FBI investigation into the jails is that wrongdoers at the highest level of county government will be held accountable. The indictments of Tanaka and former Capt. William “Tom” Carey,…
Texas Man Accused of Lying to FBI about Joining ISIS
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Texas man has been arrested after lying to the FBI about his allegiance to ISIS, according to a criminal complaint. NBC DFW reports that Bilal Abood, 37, of Mesquite, faces up to eight years in prison for making a false statement to the FBI. http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/FBI-Mesquite-Man-Pledged-Allegiance-to-ISIS-Leader-303803121.html A licensed security guard, Abood…