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![Man Wanted on Child Sexual Abuse Charges Identified with FBI’s Facial Recognition Technology](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/image-recognition-software.jpg)
Man Wanted on Child Sexual Abuse Charges Identified with FBI’s Facial Recognition Technology
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s facial recognition technology helped nab a man wanted on child sex abuse charges, Gizmodo reports. Neil Stammer, who speaks more than 10 languages, was wanted for 14 years and seemed to have no problem evading authorities. That was until recently when he submitted a visa application at the U.S. Embassy…
![New York Times Editorial: Racial History Behind Protests Over Death of Michael Brown](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/michael-brown.jpg)
New York Times Editorial: Racial History Behind Protests Over Death of Michael Brown
By New York Times Editorial Board The F.B.I. may be able to answer the many questions surrounding the death of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black student from Ferguson, Mo., who was a few days from heading off to college when he was shot by a police officer on Saturday. The shooting of Mr. Brown, who…
![Two Influential Senators Demand to See Report on Protections for FBI Whistleblowers](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/whistle.jpg)
Two Influential Senators Demand to See Report on Protections for FBI Whistleblowers
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two powerful U.S. senators are getting impatient with a long overdue Justice Department report that is supposed to examine the effectiveness of the FBI’s whistleblower protections for bureau employees. The Oregonian reports that Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, expressed frustration that the report has not yet been released, even…
![Inspector General: Obama Administration Not Notified of Massive Release of Immigrants](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/jail.jpg)
Inspector General: Obama Administration Not Notified of Massive Release of Immigrants
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com More than 2,000 immigrants were released from jail because of budget concerns, but the Homeland Security secretary was never notified, according to a critical report from the inspector general. The Associated Press reports that ICE also poorly planned for the influx of immigrant arrests at the Mexico border and failed to accurately…
![FBI Director Comey Says Homegrown Terrorists Pose Urgent Danger But Hard to Track](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/terrorism.jpg)
FBI Director Comey Says Homegrown Terrorists Pose Urgent Danger But Hard to Track
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Director James Comey said it’s impossible to gauge how many Americans are joining Islamic insurgents in Syria but emphasized that the threat is urgent, the Associated Press reports. Comey said he’s concerned about what he called “lone wolves,” or people who are connecting online with others interested in jihad. Those people…
![14 Pulitzer Prize Winners Ask Justice Department Not to Jail Reporter](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/State_of_War_James_Risen.jpg)
14 Pulitzer Prize Winners Ask Justice Department Not to Jail Reporter
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com More than a dozen Pulitzer Prize winners urged the Justice Department on Monday to stop trying to force New York Times reporter and author James Risen to identify a confidential source, the US News reports. Risen has said he’d go to jail before testifying at the trial of former CIA employee Jeffrey…
![DEA Paid Amtrak Insider $854,000 for Passenger Data It Could Have Gotten for Free](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/amtrak.jpg)
DEA Paid Amtrak Insider $854,000 for Passenger Data It Could Have Gotten for Free
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA forked over $854,460 to an Amtrak secretary for confidential information the agency should have gotten for free, according to an internal investigation. The DEA paid the employee to be an informant despite the agency’s right to obtain the information at no cost as part of a joint drug enforcement task…
![FBI Opens Civil Rights Investigation of Fatal Shooting By Cops of Unarmed Teen](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/michael-brown.jpg)
FBI Opens Civil Rights Investigation of Fatal Shooting By Cops of Unarmed Teen
The FBI has launched a civil rights investigation to determine what prompted a police officer to shoot an unarmed blacked teenager in a St. Louis suburb on Saturday afternoon. The New York Times reports the inquiry into Michael Brown’s death came on the third day of protests. Ferguson, a city of 21,000 residents, has a history…