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Army Sniper Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Murder DEA Agent, Informant
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former U.S. Army sniper has pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder a DEA agent and an informant. Joseph Hunter, 49, and five others were arrested in September 2013 after they were recorded plotting to kill a DEA agent and informant in Liberia for $800,000, International Business Times reports. Hunter was…
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FBI Director Comey Delivers Candid Speech about Racial Biases in Law Enforcement
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Director James B. Comey delivered a candid speech Thursday about the strained relationship between police and African Americans, saying officers who work in areas with high black crime often develop a racial bias, the New York Times reports. Comey said the speech was intended to create a healthy dialogue that…
FBI to Determine Whether Religious Hatred Motivated Shooting of 3 Muslims
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating the killings of three Muslims to determine whether religious or ethnic hatred motivated the shooting in North Carolina, WCNC-TV reports. The case remains under investigation by Chapel Hill police. The bureau said it “opened a parallel preliminary inquiry to determine whether any federal laws were violated.” So…
Ex-FBI Agent John Connolly Appeals 40-Year Prison Sentence, Says He’s Not Guilty
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Ex-FBI agent John Connolly is trying to convince a Florida appeals court that he should be released from prison because he is not a murderer. The Miami Herald reports that appeals judges in Miami-Dade are revisiting the former agent’s conviction of murder with a firearm in a case connected to notorious…
Bloomberg Column: Republicans Need Quick Course in ‘Shutdown Showdown 101’
By Jonathan Bernstein Bloomberg Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is about to expire, and Republicans are bickering about what to do next. It’s time for a quick course in Shutdown Showdown 101. House Republicans passed a funding bill last month loaded with veto bait — riders that would block President Barack Obama’s executive…
Comey to Become First FBI Director to Speak Publicly About Race at Length
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com No FBI director has spoken publicly and at length about the issue of race. Until today. FBI Director James B. Comey plans to discuss the strained relationship between police officers and African Americans at a speech at Georgetown University, the New York Times reports. Comey is expected to discuss how well-intended…
FBI Billboards in Connecticut Urge Motorists to ‘Report Corruption Now!’
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Billboards have helped the FBI capture bank robbers, rapists and murderers. So why not corrupt politicians? The ctpost.com reports that the FBI has posted billboards in scandal-plagued cities in Connecticut, like Bridgeport, Waterbury and Hartford, to encourage residents to “Report corruption now!” The FBI said the billboards were posted because advertising…