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FBI’s May Have Drones But Bureau Rarely Uses Them, According to DOJ Report
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI drone program isn’t very far-reaching. According to a newly released report from the Justice Department’s Inspector General, the FBI has 17 working drones and just two pilots, The Verge reports. The report found that the drones operate out of one location, making it difficult to use the flying cameras…
Real Life ‘Bada Bing’ Boss Gets His Reward For Spilling The Beans About The Mob
Jerry Capeci is a former New York Daily News reporter and mob expert. Gang Land News is a paid subscription site. This article is published with permission. By Jerry Capeci Gang Land News A mob associate who ran the Bada Bing — the Lodi, New Jersey strip club that served as headquarters for fictional…
Criminologist: FBI Distorts Mass Shooting Incidents for Political Purposes
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s crime statistics on mass shootings are “politically biased” to make the incidents appear more common and deadly than they actually are, according to a criminologist. John Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, told Fox News that the information is misleading and not substantiated by facts. “The…
Judge Orders FBI to Release Records on Surveillance, Recruitment of Muslims
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A judge has ordered the FBI to release documents detailing its surveillance of Muslims and recruiting efforts in Northern California, The San Francisco Gate reports. U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg of San Francisco said the FBI must disclose previously redacted or omitted information about the programs used to conduct surveillance of…
Video Shows Car Erupt in Flames After Border Patrol Agent Shoots Taser
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A newly released video shows a car exploding moments after a Border Patrol agent shoots a Taser at the driver in California, NBC San Diego reports. The driver, Alex Martin, died after the car erupted in flames. His family claims in a federal lawsuit that the Taser caused the explosion. His…
No. 2 Official at Homeland Security Accused of Helping Political Insiders
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The second in command at Homeland Security is accused of intervening in cases that involve connections to political insiders “in unprecedented ways,” acceding to a report by the department’s watchdog. The Office of Inspector General report said Alejandro Mayorkas created an “appearance of favoritism” while head of the U.S. Citizenship and…
DEA Seizes Far Fewer Marijuana Plants Under Obama Administration
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA continues to seize and destroy less marijuana under the Obama administration, the Washington Post reports. Last year the DEA destroyed 4.3 million marijuana plants, compared to 10.4 million in 2009. The “cannabis eradication program” provides money to local and state law enforcement agencies to destroy marijuana plants. But those…
Defense for Marathon Bombing Suspects Grills FBI Special Agent about Evidence
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The trial for suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev continued Monday as defense attorneys grilled FBI Special Agent Kevin Swindon about his knowledge of computers and the evidence. MassLive.com reports that attorney William Fick appeared to grow agitated as Swindon struggled to answer some of his questions. Swindon was unable to…