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First-Amendment Lawyer: AG Eric Holder Has Some Wrongs to Correct Before Leaving
By David A. Schulz For Washington Post As Eric Holder reflects on his six years as attorney general, one disturbing aspect of his legacy should give him significant pause. On Holder’s watch, legal protections traditionally afforded to communications between reporters and sources have been torn down, potentially damaging for years to come the media’s ability…
Attorney General Holder Says Ferguson Police Department Needs ‘Wholesale Change’
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. called for “wholesale change” in the Ferguson Police Department, the Associated Press reports. Holder sad in a question-and-answer session with a newspaper at the Washington Ideas Forum that serious changes are needed. “I think it’s pretty clear that the need for wholesale change in that…
Video: Right-Wing Artist Interviewed by Secret Service over Bizarre Tweets
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service paid a visit to an anti-Obama artist because of some unusual tweets. And most of the interview was caught on video. Th artist known as Sabo aroused suspicion following several tweets. One of them involved bringing Harvey Lee Oswald back from the dead as a zombie. Other Stories…
Seattle Times: FBI ‘Obliterated a Line That Should Have Never Been Crossed’ with Fake News Site
By Seattle Times Editorial Board The Associated Press has a well-earned reputation as an independent, credible government watchdog. That’s why the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s appropriation of that credibility in a 2007 case obliterated a line that should never have been crossed. The laudable end — conviction of a student making school bomb threats —…
FBI Agents Impersonated Repairmen to Gain Access to Computers in Las Vegas Hotel
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agents acted against the recommendation of an assistant U.S. attorney and impersonated repair technicians at a Las Vegas hotel to investigate online sports betting, the Associated Press reports. The agents shut off the Internet at a Las Vegas hotel to make it appears as though the computer and hardware needed…
Homeland Security Official Who Investigated Prostitution Scandal Accused of Hiring Prostitute
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A federal investigator in charge of a prostitution scandal involving the Secret Service in 2012 has stepped down after surveillance allegedly caught him with a prostitute in Florida, the New York Daily News reports. Homeland Security investigator David Nieland resigned Aug. 9, ostensibly for health reasons. But federal officials…
FBI Reaches 1M Followers on Twitter, Continues to Combat Crime with Social Media
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI announced Tuesday that it has reached 1 million followers on Twitter. That’s quite an achievement for a federal agency that uses social media to help capture suspects, locate missing children and warn of dangers. As we pass one million followers, we #thankyou for connecting to learn more about your…
Rob 2 or More Banks in California And You Get a Nickname Courtesy of a Special Agent
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Plain Jane Bandit. Gone Plaid Bandit. Grandma Bandit. Anyone who robs two more more banks in Los Angeles gets a nickname, Vanity Fair reports. The idea is to help people keep track of the numerous bank robbers that are on the loose. The practice began in the 1980s when Los Angeles…