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Judge Threatens Justice Department with Sanctions over Immigration Case
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Justice Department attorneys are under scrutiny after a federal judge said they may have misled him about when President Obama’s immigration plans were implemented. The Associated Press reports that U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen, who has blocked President Obama‘s immigration executive action, hinted that sanctions could be forthcoming if he was…
Border Patrol Agent Fatally Shot ‘Illegal Border Crosser;’ Investigation Under way
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An investigation is underway after a Border Patrol agent fatally shot a suspected “illegal border crosser” Thursday while on patrol near the U.S.-Canada border in Washington State, CNN reports. CBP said the agent, whose identity has not been released, fired his weapon after he was assaulted by the suspect. “The agent…
Secret Service Director Disputes News Accounts of White House Crash
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Secret Service Director Joe Clancy disputed news reports that two high-ranking agents drunkenly crashed into a gate at the White House. “Previous reports of a crash are inaccurate — there was no crash,” Clancy said at a Senate Appropriations Homeland Security subcommittee hearing, CNN reports. “The video shows the vehicle entering…
Video Shows Border Patrol Agent’s Questionable Handling of Motorist
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A video has surfaced showing a Border Patrol agent potentially mishandling a driver who refused to say where he was going and declined a search. “What is your reasonable suspicion?” asked Rick Herbert, who was in the car with his 4-year-old son. The agent grabbed Herbet by the arm. “Hey, dude,…
FBI Special Agent Fired Amid Allegations of Stealing Cash While on Drug Task Force
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A special agent for the FBI has been fired and is under investigation for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars while working on a drug task force in Riverside, Calif., ABC7 reports. Scott Bowman, who joined the bureau in 2005, was escorted out of FBI headquarters in early February and fired. He…
Details of FBI’s Closely Guarded ‘Stingray’ May Soon Become Public
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI directed a local police department to drop criminal charges against a suspect in 2012 to avoid the public finding out about a secret device to track people, CNN reports. The device, called the “Stringray,” allows investigators to find suspects by tracking their cell phones. The technology mimics a cell…
Wisconsin May Hire 5 Justice Department staffers to Investigate Cop-Involved Shootings
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The national outcry over cop-involved shootings may mean more accountability in Wisconsin. Gov. Scott Walker said he may change his mind and include in the budget enough money to hire five state Justice Department staffers to investigate the officer-involved deaths, the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel reports. “If DOJ feels as though additional…
Border Patrol Agent Accuses Homeland Security of Manipulating Statistics
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent told a Senate committee Tuesday that Homeland Security is fudging border statistics to make the border seem safer than it actually is, The Business Insider reports. “I want to be crystal clear – the border is not secure,” said border agent Chris Cabrera in prepared testimony before…