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Facebook Posts Lead FBI to Florida Man Accused of Planning to Detonate Nail Bomb
The FBI has arrested an alleged ISIS sympathizer who investigators say planned to detonate a nail-rigged backpack bomb on a Florida beach
Top-Ranking Justice Department Official in Criminal Division Leaving for New Job
The criminal division of the Justice Department is about to lose one of its top-ranking officials.
New DEA Chief: Marijuana ‘Probably Not’ As Dangerous As Heroin
The new head of the DEA says marijuana is “probably not” as dangerous as heroin, a position that was in contrast to his predecessor.
Border Patrol Reportedly Ordered Release of Immigrant Who Later Murdered Woman
Border Patrol officials are accused of ordering sheriff’s deputies in Ohio to release an undocumented immigrant who then murdered a 60-year-old woman, tried to kill another woman and attempted to rape a teenage girl.
Convicted Spy Jonathan Pollard Will Be a Free Man Later This Year
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, who was serving a life sentence, will be paroled on Nov. 21 after serving 30 years, Business Insider reports. As part condition for parole, Pollard will have to remain in the U.S. for five years, the publication reports. The Wall Street Journal reported that the federal parole…
2 Suspects Shot in ATF-Chicago Police Operation Involving Illegal Weapons
Two suspects were shot Monday night when the ATF and Chicago police were conducting an operation involving illegal firearms.
Convicted Gangster ‘Whitey’ Bulger Asks for Court to Overturn Conviction
Convicted gangster James “Whitey” Bulger is asking for a new trial, claiming he was given an unfair trial because he was barred from testifying about his contention that he received immunity for his crimes.
FBI Accelerates Terrorism Arrests After ISIS Concerns But Risks Rushing Cases
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Fears of an ISIS-inspired attack has prompted the FBI to accelerate the arrests of terrorism suspects, not unlike after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Trouble is, many of the terrorism suspicions immediately following the 2001 attacks were unfounded, and some cases went nowhere, The New York Times reports. As a result,…