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War Crimes Tribunal to Hear Complaints About FBI Trying to Turn Member of Defense Team into Informant
Steve Neavling ticklethwire.com A U.S. war crimes tribunal will determine whether the FBI acted inappropriately by trying to turn a member of the legal defense team into an informant, Reuters reports. Attorneys for Guantanamo Bay inmates accused of orchestrating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks plan to argue that the FBI created a conflict of interest….
Off-Duty FBI Agent Averts Possible Mass Shooting by Killing Gunman in Sports Bar
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An off-duty FBI agent shot and killed a gunman who walked into a bar and opened fire on his ex-wife and her new boyfriend at a sports bar in Illinois on Saturday night, the Journal Star reports. The gunman, Jason A. Moore, shot his ex-wife, Lori A. Moore, 33, and her boyfriend…
Texas Congressman Witnesses Overcrowding of Illegal Immigrants – Mostly Children – at Border Patrol Station
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Texas congressman refused to be kept out of the McAllen Border Patrol station where about 1,000 illegal immigrants, primarily children, in squalid, cramped conditions, the Blaze reports. Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Democrat, said the immigrants are squeezed into the facility, and many have infectious diseases like tuberculosis, chickenpox and scabies. “I’ve…
U.S. Authorities Worried That Next Terror Plot Could Originate from ISIS Terrorists
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Authorities are worried that the next 9/11-like terror plot could come from the increasingly violent Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) that is claiming to have killed about 1,700 Iraqi soldiers, CBS News reports. The situation is getting increasingly more dangerous as Islamic militants continue to sweep through Iraq. “You’ve got…
U.S. Plans to Auction Off Nearly 30,000 Bitcoins Seized in Crackdown on Online Marketplace for Illicit Drugs
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S. government plans to unload nearly 30,000 bitcoins – valued at $17.3 million – during an auction later this month after seizing the currency as part of an FBI crackdown last year on an illicit online marketplace for drugs, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some of the bitcoins seized from Silk Road …
FBI’s Phoenix Office to Handle Criminal Investigation of VA Hospital Following Serious Allegations
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s Phoenix office is handling the criminal investigation of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Arizona Republic reports. FBI Director James Comey said the Phoenix office is handling the case because the allegations began at the VA in Phoenix. At least 18 Arizona veterans waiting for care in the Phoenix VA…
Florida Prosecutors Ask Appeals Court to Reinstate Murder Charge Against Ex-FBI Agent Connolly
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Disgraced FBI Agent John J. Connolly Jr., whose murder conviction was overturned by a Florida state court panel two weeks ago, won’t be released from prison – at least not yet. Boston’s NPR station, WBUR, reports that Florida’s attorney general is urging the court to reconsider reinstating charges against Connolly, who is…