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TSA Agent Arrested After Estranged Wife’s Body Found in Van in Florida
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A TSA agent has turned himself in after his estranged wife was found dead in a parked van Monday in Florida, the New York Daily News reports. Herve Placide, 49, was arrested Monday following the discovery of his wife in a Walgreens Parking lot in Poinciana, Fla. Placide is considered a…
The New Nazi Hunt: War Crime Sleuths Turn to Islamist Terrorists
By Del Quentin Wilber Bloomberg Business Week WASHINGTON — Federal agent Frank Hunter grabbed a cup of coffee, sat down at his kitchen table and fired up his laptop computer to begin his daily hunt for modern-day war criminals. It didn’t take him long to come across a propaganda video posted by Islamic State. Hunter watched…
Report: FBI’s Investigation of 2001 Anthrax Attacks Was Flawed, Inaccurate
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An investigation into the 2001 anthrax attacks that killed five people and sickened 17 more was flawed and cannot link the germs to the scientist that many thought was responsible, according to a government report, CBS Baltimore reports. The 77-page GOA report took issue with evidence collected from the United States…
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…