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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…
Review: ‘1971’ Tells Story of Americans Who Broke into FBI Field Office
Dorothy Rabinowitz Wall Street Journal “1971,” an Independent Lens documentary, resurrects the story of a group of Americans involved in the anti-war movement, who broke into a small field office of the FBI that year and stole its files—an act this film describes in worshipful terms, as it does the small band of activists who…
Border Patrol Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Spying on Women in Restroom in California
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol supervisor accused of placing a hidden camera in the flood drain of a women’s bathroom pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of making a false statement to a federal officer and seven counts of video voyeurism. Armando Gonzalez also admitted he lied when asked by superiors…
TSA Whistleblower Reinstated After Supreme Court Defends His Actions
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A TSA air marshal who was fired for telling the media about the impact on budget cuts has been reinstated after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Robert MacLean was a justified whistleblower. The USA Today reports that MacLean, who flew undercover to thwart terrorism, told MSNBC in 2003 that the…