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Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson Offers ‘Fresh Start’ With Controversial Deportation Program
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In yet another sign that the Obama administration is planning to revise its immigration-enforcement priorities, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said a controversial deportation program needs a “fresh start,” the Washington Post reports. Johnson said the program, Secure Communities, needs some revision but should not be scrapped. The program, which started during…
FBI Agent Defends Use of Troubled Inmate in L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputies Case
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The lead FBI agent on the sweeping corruptions case involving the Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies testified Thursday that it was important to document inmate abuse by smuggling a cell phone to a prisoner with a history of violence and lying. The Los Angeles Times reports that the defendant Deputy James Sexton…
Drug Policy Alliance: DEA Chief Michele Leonhart Should Resign Over Defiance
By Bill Piper Director of National Affairs for Drug Policy Alliance For months Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Michele Leonhart has openly rebuked the drug policy reform policies of Attorney General Eric Holder and President Obama with one embarrassing statement after another. Now she is picking a fight with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Y) and…
Secret Service Searching for Media Relations Trainers to Combat Negative Press
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service, which has been beset with negative news over agent misconduct, is looking for some experts to help handle the media, the Washington Post reports. After an embarrassing spate of bad news – misconduct, poor leadership, congressional investigation, the agency is looking to improve its reputation. The agency is looking for…
FBI Offers $20,000 Reward for Missing Wife of Beheaded Man in Georgia
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Hoping to help solve a gruesome murder and abduction case in Georgia, the FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for leading to the discovery of the wife of an 88-year-old Georgia man who was found decapitated, CNN reports. The FBI said it will pay “up to $20,000 for information leading to the…
FBI Takes Offensive in New Crackdown on Cyber Crime Under New Leader
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is trying to crank up its efforts against cyber crime. Over the next few weeks, the bureau is expected to announce new searches, charges and arrests of cyber criminals, Reuters reports. “There is a philosophy change. If you are going to attack Americans, we are going to hold you accountable,”…
Letter by Jail Inmate Prompted Wide-Sweeping Investigation of L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputies
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com What turned into the largest mass arrests of L.A. County sheriff’s officials in decades began with a single letter from a jail inmate, the Los Angeles Times reports. FBI Agent Leah Marx testified that the probe began in June 2010 when a county jail inmate detailed a pattern of violence by deputies….
Ex-Former Border Patrol Agent Indicted for Second Time Over Proceeds from Cocaine Operation
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former U.S. Border Patrol agent has been indicted – for the second time in a superseding indictment. Raimundo Borjas was issued with a revised indictment that charges whim with 10 counts of money laundering on top of the original charges of trying to avoid detection of deposited funds, the Arizona Daily…