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Secret Service Agent to Receive Lifetime of Civic Leadership Award After Harrowing Account with JFK’s Assassination
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Although Clint Hill was one of the closest witnesses to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the former Secret Service agent said he would never divulge the harrowing account publicly, especially not in a book, the Marin Independent Journal reports. Hill, who is now 82 and lives in Tiburon, Calif., said…
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FBI Agent Who Fatally Shot Chechen in Florida Apartment Has Troubled Law Enforcement Past
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI agent who fatally shot Ibragim Todashev in his small Orlando apartment last year has a troubling, controversial history as a former officer for the Oakland Police Department in California, the Boston Globe reports. Not much was known about the agent who killed the Chechen friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect…
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Two Democrats Criticize Obama Administration for Handling of NSA Spying
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two Democratic senators are accusing the Obama administration of trying to “ignore or justify” factual misrepresentations to the Supreme Court about warrantless surveillance by the National Security Agency. The New York Times reports that the senators, Mark Udall of Colorado and Ryan Wyden of Oregon, complained in a letter to Solicitor General…
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Hundreds of People Contact FBI about Teacher Suspected of Drugging, Molesting Boys
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Authorities aren’t certain how many children have been victimized by a teacher who has been accused of drugging and molesting boys over four decades at schools worldwide. But the FBI is beginning to get a better idea after hundreds of people have contacted the bureau since investigators announced last month that William…
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Book by FBI Specialist Offers Good Advice on Building Rapport with Suspects, People
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Looking to build a better a rapport with people or suspects? Robin Dreeke, head of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, offers a breakdown of his methods in a book called, “It’s Not All About ‘Me:’ The Top Ten Techniques for Building Quick Rapport with Anyone.” His methods include establishing artificial time…
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Secret Service Director: Full Investigation Needed After Agents Forced to Abandoned White House Posts
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service wants a full investigation launched into claims that agents were forced to leave their posts protecting the White House complex in 2011 so they could monitor a friend of the agency’s former director. The Washington Post reports that Director Julia Pierson is calling for Homeland Security’s new inspector general…
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FBI Agents Part of U.S. Team to Help Nigerian Government Search for Abducted Schoolgirls
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S. are sending nearly 30 experts to from the FBI and State and Defense departments to help the Nigerian government track down nearly 300 abducted schoolgirls, the Washington Post reports. Among those helping are four FBI officials specialize in recovering kidnap victims, negotiations and preventing future cases. About 276 girls are…
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FBI Reports New Scheme in Texas in Which Callers Are Told Loved One Was Kidnapped
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Authorities are dealing with a sick new scheme in Texas called “virtual kidnapping.” Victims get a call, usually in the middle of the night, from someone who says they’ve kidnapped a loved one and wants ransom money wired immediately, KSAT.com reports. The callers usually doesn’t have any contact with the person they…