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Will First Woman on FBI’s Most Wanted List Be Extradited from Cuba?
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As relations between Cuba and the U.S. continue to improve, a big question lingers: Will the first woman on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists List be extradited to face life in prison in America? The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that Assata Shakur, who was convicted of killing a New Jersey state…
Obama Administration Plans to Nominate Sally Quillian Yates As Deputy AG
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Sally Quillian Yates, a U.S. attorney from Georgia, is expected to be the Obama administration’s choice for deputy attorney general, the Washington Post reports, citing U.S. officials. The deputy attorney general position is the second-highest-ranking post in the Justice Department and is in charge of day-to-day operations. When Yates became the…
U.S. Apprehends More Migrants Who Live Outside Mexico Than Live In Border Country
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In a dramatic shift, more migrants from countries outside of Mexico were captured crossing into the U.S., which hasn’t been seen for at least two decades, the New York Times reports. The annual figures published by Homeland Security show a 15% rise in total apprehensions in the 2014 fiscal year, with a…
Internal Investigation: FBI’s Evidence Collection Is Beset with Serious Errors
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An internal investigation found widespread mishandling of FBI evidence in every region of the country, the New York Times reports. The highly critical report found that the FBI’s evidence collection and retention system is beset by errors, either through mishandling, mislabeling or losing evidence. The report also found that the FBI…
DEA Program Manager Charged in Credit Card Fraud Involving $115,000; Prosecutors Allege She Took Out 33 DEA Credit Cards
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A DEA program manager from Maryland has been charged in a fraudulent scheme involving DEA credit cards. She’s charged with using the cards to withdraw from ATM machines about $115,000 for her own use. Keenya Meshell Banks, age 41, of Upper Marlboro, Md. is charged in a criminal complaint with access…
Is DEA Out of Touch When it Comes to Marijuana?
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Is the DEA out of touch when it comes to classifying marijuana as a schedule 1 substance, the same as drugs like heroin and LSD? Some might think so. The website Government Executive has written a story entitled: “The DEA Still Thinks Marijuana is as Dangerous as Heroin.” The website writes:…
FBI Discloses Evidence Linking North Korea to Hacking of Sony Computers
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI on Friday offered evidence that links the North Korean government to the hacking of Sony Pictures computers. “We are deeply concerned about the destructive nature of this attack on a private sector entity and the ordinary citizens who worked there. Further, North Korea’s attack on SPE reaffirms that cyber…