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Ex-Border Patrol Agent Who Laundered Drug Money Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former Border Patrol agent who laundered drug money was sentenced to two years in prison Thursday, the Arizona Daily Star. Raimundo Borjas was convicted of money laundering after trying to conceal $61,600 in deposits. After he’s released from prison, Borjas was ordered to spend three years of supervision and to…
FBI: Unemployed Ohio Man Planned to Attack U.S. Capitol with M-15 Rifles
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has monitored 20-year-old Christopher Lee Cornell for months because of troubling posts he made on social media about violent jihad. Then agents swept in Wednesday, arresting him in Cincinnati on allegations that he was about to hatch a horrifying attack at the U.S. Capitol, detonating pipe bombs and then…
FBI Creates Squads in 3 U.S. Cities to Tackle International Corruption
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is increasing its arsenal against international corruption by creating three squads tasked with rooting out bribery cases that happen overseas but have repercussions for the U.S., the Associated Press report. Corruption in foreign countries is becoming a bigger focus of the FBI’s because of the expansion of the global…
AG Eric Holder Expands Protections for Media, Sets New Standards
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Prosecutors will have a more difficult time receiving subpoenas or search warrants for reporters under new protections for journalists announced Wednesday by Attorney General Eric Holder. McClatchy reports that prosecutors will be required to meet with the department’s Policy and Statutory Enforcement Unit before seeking court permission to take actions against…
Want to Be a Border Patrol Agent? Job openings in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Ever consider scouring the border for terrorists and drug dealers? CBP is hiring for Border Patrol agent positions in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Applicants will undergo a rigorous screening process and must meet physical demands of the job, KVIA reports. Applicants must meet the following requirements: You must be a…
Washington Post Columnist: Homeland Security Fails to Protect Buildings from Cyber Attacks
By Josh Hicks Washington Post Federal buildings are unprepared for potential cyber attacks on their security systems, elevators, heating and cooling networks and other critical operations because the Department of Homeland Security doesn’t have a handle on the risks. At stake are thousands of vulnerable facilities, including the offices of federal employees and structures that house high-risk items such as drugs and…
Four top Secret Service Executives To Be Removed in Shake-up
By Carol D. Leonnig Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The Secret Service has decided to remove four of its most senior officials while a fifth has decided to retire, the biggest management shake-up at the troubled agency since its director resigned in October after a string of security lapses, according to people familiar with…
DEA’s #2 Person, Thomas Harrigan, Retires to Join the Private Sector
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Thomas M. Harrigan, DEA’s number two person who was confirmed by the Senate as deputy administrator in March 2012, has retired from the agency to join the private sector. Harrigan stepped down at the end of December. Harrigan joined the DEA in 1987 and was first assigned to the New York…