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U.S. Captures Suspected Mastermind of Benghazi Attacks Without Firing a Single Bullet
Steve Neavling ticklethwire.com The alleged mastermind of the deadly Benghazi attack in 2012 has finally been captured – and not a single bullet was used, CNN reports. U.S. commandos and law enforcement spent days monitoring Ahmed Abu Khatallah before his capture Tuesday. Khatallah’s arrest is the first connected to the 2012 attack on the U.S….
Judge: Even Convicted Terrorists Have Right to Call Friends, Relatives from Prison
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Even a convicted terrorist has a right to communicate with friends and relatives. So ruled U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger in the case of Khalfan Khamis Mohammed, who sued the FBI because he was barred from communicating with a list of 32 friends and relatives, the Associated Press reports. Mohammed, who is…
Michigan Congresswoman Calls on President Obama to Dispatch National Guard to Address Immigration Crisis
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Michigan congresswoman is urging President Obama to dispatch the National Guard to address a growing humanitarian crisis involving tens of thousands of children illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, Fox News reports. U.S. Rep. Candice Miller, a Republican, urged the president in a letter to address the overcrowding along the border. “I…
ATF Sees Major Upswing in Recovered, Traced Machine Guns in Pennsylvania
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The ATF recovered and traced more machine guns in Pennsylvania than in the past four years combined, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. The ATF issued the alarming report, which states that the ATF reported 132 machine gun traces in the past year in Pennsylvania. By contrast, the agency traced 110 machine guns between…
Pennsylvania Attorney General Launches Innovative Program Around the State to Battle Heroin Tied to Mexican Cartels
By Jeffrey Anderson An emerging crime initiative by Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane is deploying mobile street crimes units to small cities and towns in her state to tackle an escalating heroin problem tied to Mexican drug cartels. The strategy, quietly launched last year with the help of a $2.5 million state appropriation, is…
Jackson FBI’s First Black Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen Plans Retirement Just Short of Office’s 50th Anniversary
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Daniel McMullen, the first black special agent in charge of Jackson’s FBI office, has announced his retirement. “As a person with an interest in history itself and the history of the civil rights movement and an understanding of where Mississippi was in the history of civil rights, I find it very interesting…
FBI Director Comey Reaffirms Commitment to Cracking Down on Public Corruption in Maryland
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Although counterterrorism remains the FBI’s top priority, public corruption isn’t far behind, FBI Director James Comey said during a visit with local law enforcement in Baltimore. WBALTV.com reports that Comey addressed concerns among officials that public corruption remains a problem. “Public corruption has long been one of the FBI’s top priorities, one…
Border Patrol Union: Agency Violated Guidelines with Ban on Agents’ Cell Phones
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Border Patrol’s ban on bringing cell phones or electronic devices to work following the leaked photos of an overcrowded processing center in Texas violates collectively-bargained guidelines, a union representative insists. The Blaze.com reports that the agency also is threatening employees who speak to the media. Prior to the release of photos…