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FBI Agent Turns in Phoenix Boyfriend After Learning About His Shady Past
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Phoenix man is in custody after his girlfriend – an FBI agent – discovered some dirty secrets about him. The Phoenix New Times reports that authorities arrested Caleb Heath VanGrinsven, 31, after leaving the agent’s Phoenix house on May 14. FBI Agent Rachel Herrick said she discovered that her boyfriend “was a…
Supreme Court to Decide When Federal Employees Can Blow Whistle to the Media
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When is a federal whistleblower allowed to release sensitive information to the public? That’s the question before the Supreme Court, which must decide whether a federal air marshal was unfairly fired for blowing the whistle to the media about a security plan that he disliked, the Washington Post reports. Robert J. MacLean,…
Former British Imam Convicted in Terror Trial in New York
By Benamin Wiser New York Times. NEW YORK — The fiery British cleric who prosecutors said had “devoted his life to violent jihad” and had dispatched young men around the world to train and fight was convicted of 11 terrorism-related charges on Monday in Manhattan. Prosecutors had charged that the cleric, Mostafa Kamel Mostafa, a…
Feds Expected to Announce First-of-Its-Kind Prosecution Involving Cyber-Espionage Case
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal law enforcement officials are expected to announce criminal charges today in an international cyber-espionage case. Details were murky this morning, but the Associated Press reports that Attorney General Eric Holder planned to reveal new indictments against people suspected of cyber-espionage on behalf of a foreign government. The target wasn’t clear early…
Pakistani Court Dismisses Criminal Case Against FBI Agent Who Tried to Board Flight with Bullets, Knife
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI agent who was arrested in Pakistan for trying to board a flight with bullets and a knife in his luggage will not be charged after all, Reuters reports. A Pakistani court dismissed the case Monday in a move likely intended to keep from souring U.S.-Pakistani ties. Joel Cox, an FBI…
Column: DEA’s Actions with Industrial Hemp in Kentucky Is Arbitrary
By Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer Cincinnati.com On the afternoon of May 14, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture filed suit against the federal government. Enough is enough. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is illegally preventing shipment of hemp seeds to Kentucky in clear violation of federal law. For weeks, we have dealt with unnecessary government…
FBI Director James B. Comey Steadfast in Keeping Terrorism As Top Concern for Bureau
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When James B. Comey became the FBI’s new director last year, many observers believed he’d usher in a new era at the bureau by shifting some of the focus away from terrorism. But the New York Times reports that Comey, a former Justice Department prosecutor who focused on gun cases, appears to…
Weekend Series on Crime on TV: The FBI, Starring Efrem Zimblast Jr.
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