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FBI Investigates String of Fake Ransom Calls Targeting Doctors with Daughters
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is joining Reno Police to investigate a string of fake ransom calls targeting doctors with daughters. KTVN reports that someone has been calling doctors in the area, saying their daughter has been kidnapped and will be mutilated or killed if ransom wasn’t paid. “That was the worst experience of…
Former Indiana Police Chief Accused of Buying Weapons with Badge, Selling Them Privately
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former police chief in Indiana is accused of using his badge to buy police-issued guns and sell them privately, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The FBI and ATF are investigating, local police confirmed. “We have been fully cooperating with federal agencies over the last month,” Acting Chief Tony Frencl said. Police…
Homeland Security Wastes Up to $49 Million Annually on Vehicles It Underuses
The Department of Homeland Security spent up to $49 million on vehicles that were underused, according to a new report from the agency’s inspector general, according to Government Executive. The audit by the DHS inspector general found that the agency lacks a system to properly maintain and track a fleet to avoid wasting money. According…
National Guard Troops in Texas Fight Boredom, Not Illegal Immigration, So Far
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com National Guard troops continue to arrive in Texas on the orders of Gov. Rick Perry to help crackdown on the border crisis, but so far, there’s not much for them to do, the Washington Post reports. The troops, who are wearing body armor and carrying pistols, were spotted fighting boredom as…
FBI Turns to Propaganda in Faux News Report to Pump Up Triumphs
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is promoting itself using a faux journalism report on the radio that is intended to sound like a real new agency, the Daily Signal reports. One new cast begins, “In a move demonstrating the FBI’s valuable role of protecting national security, Director James Comey creates a separate Intelligence Branch…”…
Border Patrol Agent Disciplined for Speaking with Media about Agency Concerns
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent has been disciplined for speaking to the media, the National Review reports. By speaking to the media, Agent Ron Zermeno violated an “cease and desist” order to stop issuing statements that contain “Law Enforcement sensitive” information to the media. Zermeno, who is the health and safety director…
FBI Trained Alaskan Residents to Become Informants to FBI in Event of Invasion
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Fearing the Soviet Union was planning to attack Alaska in the 1950s, the FBI trained Alaskan residents so become informant behind enemy lines, according to declassified documents, reports RT.com. The initiative did not include women or native people, like the Native Americans. At the time, the FBI feared that the Soviet…
FBI Investigates Hacking, Leaking of More Than 100 Nude Photos of Celebrities
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating who hacked and leaked nude photos of more than 100 well-known celebrities over the weekend, the Business Insider reports. The hacker exposed the nude photos and videos using the internet forum 4chan. Some of the victims, including Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence, sparked the FBI investigation by calling…