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Senior DOJ Lawyer Named to No. 3 Post, Highest-Ever for Openly Gay Official
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A senior Justice Department lawyer who has been a key proponent of President Obama’s initiatives has been named to the department’s No. 3 post, becoming the highest-ranking openly gay official to ever serve the department, the New York Times reports. Stuart F. Delery is replacing Tony West, who announced his departure…
Border Patrol: Leave Complicated Immigration Issues Up to Professionals
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S. Border Patrol is urging the state of Texas and militia members to leave immigration issues to the pros, the Associated Press reports. The plea comes after the influx of migrants prompted state Gov. Rick Perry to send as many as 1,000 guardsman and hundreds of state troopers to the…
Modernized Border Patrol Facility in San Diego to Get $500,000 in Artwork
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A plan to modernize Border Patrol’s busiest facility includes $500,000 for new art in San Diego, the Weekly Standard reports. The San Ysidro Land Port of entry, which handles traffic between San Diego and the Tijuana region, is undergoing $735 million in upgrades. The artwork is part of the third phase…
Weekend Series on Law Enforcement: Mobster Anthony “The Ant” Spilotro
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FBI on hunt for Northeastern University graduate accused of using degree to recruit for ISIS
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is searching for a Northeastern University graduate who is accused of trying to recruit ISIS members using social media, WHDH reports. Ahmad Abousamra, who is believed to be in Syria, has been added to the FBI’s met wanted terrorist list. Authorities fear Abousamra may be waging an aggressive social…
Ex-FBI Special Agent, Wife Admit They Hid Cash Income from IRS
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former FBI special agent and his wife admitted they hid income from the IRS. Pritesh Desai, 47, and his wife Darshna Desai, 45, both of Watchung, N.J., pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of conspiring to defraud the IRS in federal court in Trenton, NJ.com reports. The couple is accused of…
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: DOJ Investigation Must Go Beyond Ferguson
By St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Board A few numbers indicate a civil rights investigation of the Ferguson Police Department is long overdue. On Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder announced the Department of Justice will begin such an inquiry. This is an important and positive step forward, but we suspect when he gets into the numbers,…
FBI reviewing Potentially Deadly Encounter Between Border Patrol, Militia
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating a tense encounter between the U.S. Border Patrol and an armed militia man, the Valley Morning Star reports. An agent is accused of firing several shorts at what turned out to be a militia member on private property. The incident happened while Border Patrol agents were chasing…