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Former Israeli Ambassador: FBI Never Scolded Foreign Diplomats for Widespread Spying Since 9/11
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Trying to combat published reports that the FBI has scolded Israeli diplomats dozens of times for spying on American intelligence since 9/11, the former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. said the allegations were baseless. The Jerusalem Post reported that the former ambassador, Michael Oren, insisted the relationship between the two countries has…
Justice Department Seeks Permission to Hack, Search Remote Computers
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It used to be the bad guys who hacked computers. But now law enforcement is resorting to the same trickery to search remote computers for investigations. The IDG News Service reports that the Justice Department is seeking permission to hack computers to investigate complex criminal schemes that often utilize millions of machines…
Arizona Republic Editorial: Border Patrol Has Reckless Accountability That Should Worry Everyone
By The Arizona Republic Editorial The Border Patrol’s opaque approach to law enforcement and its reckless lack of accountability does not just affect undocumented border crossers. It’s your problem, too. The latest example of how bad things are comes from the American Immigration Council, which examined 809 complaints of abuse filed against the Border Patrol….
Prosecutors: FBI Agents Justified When They Shot, Killed Man in Idaho Wilderness
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agents used reasonable force when they fatally shot a kidnapping and murder suspect in the Idaho wilderness last year, the Associated Press reports. Federal and local prosecutors said Wednesday that the two FBI agents should not face charges because they were justified by shooting James DiMaggio, who was suspected of kidnapping…
DEA Releases Wrongly Jailed Man Who Was Accused of Dealing Drugs in California
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA has released a man wrongly jailed for two weeks after he was mistook as a drug dealer, CBS Los Angeles reports. His girlfriend had been trying to tell authorities that Gerber Guzman’s identity had been stolen and he was not the man wanted for dealing drugs. But it wasn’t until…
Tampa Woman Faces Potential of Prison Time After Punching Homeland Security Agent in Face
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Tampa woman who punched a Homeland Security agent in the face may find herself in prison, the Associated Press reports. Latrese Brantley, 40, faces up to 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty Wednesday to assaulting a federal agent. Brantley was causing a disturbance on the April 30 flight and was…
FBI Investigated Armed Supporters of Nevada Rancher Cliven Bundy
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Supporters of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy are finding some more unwanted attention. FBI agents have launching an investigation into the April 12 confrontation between Bundy, his supporters and law enforcement, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. “I’ve said all along there has to be accountability for what took place on April 12,” Clark…