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Roommate of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Surprised by Friend’s Visit
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Just hours after the FBI released photos of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, the roommate of one of the accused mass killers said he was surprised when someone came over to retrieve some of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s belongings, the Boston Globe reports. Andrew Dinwell was testifying in the obstruction-of-justice trial of Azamat Tazhayakov,…
Insane Clown Posse Can’t Sue Government Over FBI Gang Report, Judge Rules
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The rap-metal duo Insane Clown Posse has lost its lawsuit against the feds. U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland dismissed the group’s lawsuit against the FBI and Justice Department, saying the government can’t be blamed for any fallout from a 2011 FBI report that classified fans of the group as a “loosely organized…
Attorney General Holder Urge Global Allies to Adopt Anti-Terrorism Tacts Used by FBI
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Calling the Syrian conflict a “global crisis in need of a global solution,” Attorney General Eric Holder urged U.S. allies to use tactics employed by the FBI to root out extremists before they strike, Huffington Post reports. Speaking to Norwegian officials in Oslo, Holder suggested that other countries adopt pre-emptive counterterrorism tactics…
FBI, NSA Has Been Spying on Innocent Muslim Americans Since 9/11
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal government has been spying on law-abiding Muslim Americans, according to the latest documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. The Intercept reports that new documents show the targets of the surveillance included lawyers, academics, civil rights activists, and a political candidate who “have all led highly public, outwardly exemplary…
Border Patrol Agent Told to ‘Immediately Desist’ from Speaking to Media
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol sent an official warning to one of its agents, saying he must “immediately desist” from communicating with the media with information that is “Law Enforcement sensitive,” according to the document obtained by National Review. The letter from Kathleen Scudder, assistant chief patrol agent of the San Diego Sector, was sent…
W. Jay Abbot Named Head of the FBI’s Indianapolis Division
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com W. Jay Abbott has been named special agent in charge of the FBI’s Indianapolis Division. He last served as as the acting special agent in charge of the Seattle Division. Abbott began his career as a special agent with the FBI in 1987 at the Washington Field Office where he…
Border Patrol Union: Central American Immigrants Bringing Scabies to U.S. , Exposes Agent
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Border Patrol union said at least one agent has contracted scabies, a mite-borne skin infection that is coming into U.S. via illegal immigrant minors, Fox News reports. “Border Patrol management is aware of the scabies outbreak but continue to ignore recommendations,” Ronald Zermeno, health and safety director for the San Diego…
New Jersey Senator Says He’s Victim of Cuban Plot to Smear Him with False Allegations about Prostitutes
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Sen. Robert Menendez is urging the Justice Department to investigate what he claims was an elaborate smear campaign by Cuban operatives to destroy his reputation with lies about prostitutes, the Washington Post reports. The New Jersey Democrat, a vociferous critic of Castro’s regime, said Cuban officials created a fake tipster to claim…