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“Austin Powers” Star Verne Troyer Complains About TSA Treatment at LAX
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com “Austin Powers” star Verne Troyer posted a photo of TSA agents conducting what many fans considered to be an invasive search, the New York Daily News reports. Troyer, who has a dwarfism disability and rides a scooter, posted the photo on Facebook entitled, “TSA Struggles.” It shows a TSA agent conducting a…
FBI Fears Doomsday Man May Have Stashed Weapons While Manhunt Continues
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Florida man who is accused of building explosive devices as part of an end-of-the-world plan to kill federal agents may have stashed weapons in a hidden bunker, the FBI said. The Tampa Bay Times reports that Martin Howard Winters, 55, remains at large and is considered armed and dangerous. The FBI…
Florida Man Accused of Plotting Deadly Confrontation with Federal Agents Is at Large
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A federal manhunt is underway for a Florida man who is accused of building explosive devices as part of a end-of-the-world plan to kill federal agents, the Tampa Bay Times reports. Martin Howard Winters, 55, was indicted on June on charges stemming from an investigation of a group that he headed called…
FBI Denies Violating Rights of 5 Accused Sept. 11 Terrorist Conspirators After Investigating Defense Team
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI adamantly dismissed allegations Monday that its agents spied on defense teams and violated the rights of the five accused Sept. 11 terrorist conspirators, The Los Angeles Times reports. A government lawyer argued to a military judge at Guantanamo Bay on Monday that the FBI did not conduct an undercover investigation…
Anti-Defamation League Launches Online Database of Extremist and Racist Symbols and Tattoos
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Looking to get a better understanding of extremist and racist symbols and tattoos? The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a Jewish organization which often works with law enforcement, is out to help. The organization on Monday announced that it has launched a major new online database of extremist and racist symbols and tattoos….
FBI Tried in Vain to Lure Legendary Quarterback Joe Montana Into a Real Estate Sting
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI tried unsuccessfully to lure quarterback legend Joe Montana into a real estate sting, the San Francisco Gate reports. Montana’s attorney James Brosnahan said the bureau used an undercover agent posing as a real estate investor interested in partnering with a planned hotel development next to the 49ers’ new stadium. “It…
War Crimes Tribunal to Hear Complaints About FBI Trying to Turn Member of Defense Team into Informant
Steve Neavling ticklethwire.com A U.S. war crimes tribunal will determine whether the FBI acted inappropriately by trying to turn a member of the legal defense team into an informant, Reuters reports. Attorneys for Guantanamo Bay inmates accused of orchestrating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks plan to argue that the FBI created a conflict of interest….
Off-Duty FBI Agent Averts Possible Mass Shooting by Killing Gunman in Sports Bar
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An off-duty FBI agent shot and killed a gunman who walked into a bar and opened fire on his ex-wife and her new boyfriend at a sports bar in Illinois on Saturday night, the Journal Star reports. The gunman, Jason A. Moore, shot his ex-wife, Lori A. Moore, 33, and her boyfriend…