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Ex-Miami Cop Charged with Extortion for Alleged Role in Illegal Gambling Ring
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former Miami Police officer accused of protecting an illegal gambling operation in exchange for cash was charged Monday with two counts of extortion, the FBI announced. Jerry Sutherland, 28, also is accused of “facilitating the theft of proceeds from a gambling operations.” The investigation was handled by the FBI Miami…
Defense: FBI Induced Man to Plot Suicide Bombing at Wichita Airport
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Terry Lee Loewen is accused of plotting a suicide bombing at a Wichita airport, but his attorneys said the idea originated from an FBI agent who radicalized their client and then induced him to follow through with an attack, the Associated Press reports. Loewen was arrested during a sting operation in…
Justice Department Won’t Pursue Charges Against Murdoch-Owned Media Companies
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Justice Department investigation into Rupert Murdoch-owned media companies won’t result in charges following allegations of voicemail hacking and payments to public officials in the U.K., the USA Today reports. News Corp. and 21st Century Fox were under investigation after hacking the voicemail accounts of sources, celebrities and politicians. They also…
Complaints: U.S. Citizens Increasingly Harassed at Border Patrol Checkpoints
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Jennifer Weaver couldn’t believe what happened when she told a Border Patrol agent at a checkpoint in Texas that she had two pistols in her glove compartment with the proper concealed-handgun license in her purse. The Arizona Republic reports that Weaver was forced to the ground and was held for an…
Washington Post Editorial: GOP Flirts with Disaster by Threatening Homeland Security Funding
By Washington Post Editorial Board How far will Republicans in Congress take their reckless flirtation with undermining government this time? Will they, as seems increasingly likely, fail to pass a bill that the president can sign ensuring adequate funding for the Department of Homeland Security and its 280,000 employees before the agency’s support expires Feb….
Democrats Hope to Block Republican Measure to Defund President’s Immigration Plan
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It’s a big week for Homeland Security. Funding is on the line as Senate Democrats prepare to block a House-approved measure driven by Republicans to defund President Obama’s executive action on delaying deportation of millions of illegal immigrants, The Hill reports. The Senate needs 60 votes to advance the DHS bill….
Feds Investigate Homeland Security Agent for Firing Weapon at Man in Parking Garage
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Feds are investigating the actions of a Homeland Security special agent who fired his agency-issued gun after he said he believed he was being carjacked in a parking garage in Wilmington, Del., Philadelphia CBS reports. The suspected carjacker fled and was later detained. Wilmington police said there’s not enough evidence to…
Second Mistrial Declared in Trial of Ex-FBI Agent Charged With Fatally Shooting Wife
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com For the second time, a mistrial has been declared in the trial in Stafford County, Va., of former FBI special agent Arthur B. Gonzales who was charged with killing his wife, the Free-Lance Star reported. Judge Sarah Deneke declared a mistrial Friday afternoon in Stafford Circuit Court after the jury had…