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FBI Warns News Agencies That Islamic State Extremists Plan to Kidnap More Journalists
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI warned Thursday that it has “credible information” that extremists from an Islamic State-affiliated group plan to kidnap journalists in the region, the Washington Post reports. The kidnappings are meant to be retaliation against the U.S. for attacks on Iraq and Syria. Journalists have been called “desirable targets.” The Islamic…
Top-Level Vacancies in Justice Department Are Significant Challenge, Opportunity for President Obama
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama is faced with a significant challenge and opportunity. The top three jobs at the Justice Department will soon be vacant, and just four of Obama’s 11 choices for assistant attorney generals have been confirmed, CBS News reports. The vacancies leave a power vacuum at an agency that has been…
Expert Criminal Profiler Weighs in on How to Find Cop-Killing Suspect Eric Matthew Frein
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com So how do you capture a cop-killing survivalist who has managed to elude police in Pennsylvania for 42 days? Not many people would know more than Gregg O. McCrary, a retired criminal profiler for the FBI who spoke to the Scranton Times-Tribune in a report published Friday. “He may be in…
Why ICE agents Raided a Lingerie Shop Over Kansas City Royals panties
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Raiding a lingerie shop may seem like an odd task for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, but it’s a part of their responsibilities. News of the underwear seizures raised some questions about the involvement of ICE. So what prompted the raid? IJReview reports that the panties included a trademarked logo: The…
Whistleblower Protections to Be Expanded for FBI Agents, Employees Who Report Internal Misconduct
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department outlined new changes that will make it easier for agents and employees of the FBI to blow the whistle on misconduct within the bureau, the Wall Street Journal reports. The idea is to ensure complaints are handled swiftly and fairly. President Obama directed the rule change in 2012…
Teenagers’ Plans to Join Islamic State in Syria Prompts Concerns about Recruitment Efforts
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The discovery that three teenage girls were trying to join the Islamic State in Syria has raised plenty of questions. Among them: How did they get to Europe without anyone noticing and what prompted the girls, ages 16, 16 and 17, to make the trip? The Associated Press reports that a…
FBI Has Criminal Records on Roughly 1 of 3 Americans, Causing Headaches for Those Never Charged
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s enormous criminal database includes records of about one out of every three American adults, Gizmodo reports. The FBI has criminal records on more than 77.7 million Americans, and the bureau is adding between 10,000 and 12,000 new people a day. The arrest records can be problematic because they don’t…