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Alleged Eco-Terrorist Freed After 7 Years in Prison Because FBI Hid Evidence
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former college student imprisoned since a jury convicted him of eco-terrorism in 2007 was freed Thursday after it was discovered the FBI and prosecutors withheld thousands of pages of evidence that could have been used for his defense, the Sacramento Bee reports. Federal prosecutors realized they had little choice but…
Ex-Head of Milwaukee Office Resigns Amid Allegations of Encouraging Agent to Lie
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Teresa L. Carlson, the former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Office in Milwaukee, has retired from the bureau while facing serious allegations that she encouraged an agent to lie under oath and lied when asked about it, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports. Carlson is under investigation for her handling of…
Airport, Airline Employees About to Undergo More Vigorous Security Measures
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Airport and airline employees will soon face tougher security measures being implemented by the TSA, CBS New York reports. Homeland Security made the announcement just weeks after a gun-smuggling operation in which a bag handler and ramp agent were involved. Among the potential security measures could be airline-employee screenings, additional TSA…
ATF, FBI Team Up to Track Down Person Who Detonated Bomb Outside NAACP Office
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com To solve the question about who detonated a small bomb outside the NAACP chapter in Colorado Springs on Tuesday, the federal government sent in two big guns – the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and the ATF, the Denver Post reports. Federal and local investigators still have a lot of questions to…
FBI Director Comey: No doubt that North Korea Behind Cyber-Attack on Sony
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Director James B. Comey said on Wednesday that he has no doubt that North Korea was behind the devastating cyber-attacks on Sony Pictures, the New York Times reports. Comey said the hackers were easily trackable because they made a critical error by failing to conceal their location, sending messages and attacks…
New York Man Indicted for Allegedly Threatening, Stalking FBI Agent
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A New York man accused of stalking and threatening a Pittsburgh FBI agent who was investigating his cousin was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Ohio, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Ron Bergin will be in court Thursday to determine if he will be detained until trial to avoid placing…
FBI Director Comey to Explain Why FBI Believes North Korea Was Behind Sony Attack
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Cyber-security experts have expressed skepticism about the FBI’s claims that North Korea was involved in the hacking attacks of Sony, Gizmodo reports. After days of silence, FBI Director James Comey is expected today to present the bureau’s case that North Korea was involved during a speech at the International Conference on…
FBI Searches for White Man in Pickup After NAACP Office Attacked by Bomb in Colorado
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is looking for a white man in his 40s after an explosive device was detonated outside the Colorado Springs chapter of the NAACP on Tuesday, reports the Colorado Springs Gazette. No one was injured and the damage is limited to the exterior of the building. The FBI described a…