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‘Enthusiastic Murderer’ Lasts Just 1 Day on FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com After just one day on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List, Juan Elias Garcia was arrested in Nicaragua. Garcia, whom the bureau described as an “enthusiastic murderer,” surrendered Thursday and is expected to appear in court in New York today, CNN reports. Garcia had a $100,000 reward on his head and is…
Whistleblower, Ex-Arizona U.S. Attorney Says His Office Was Cast As Scapegoat
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Former Arizona U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke, who blew the whistle on the Fast and Furious gun investigation, said he leaked the information because he feared his superiors in Washington would unfairly blame the problems on his office, Main Justice reports. During an Arizona State Bar disciplinary proceeding on March 27, Burke said…
Investigators Report ‘Incredible New Lead’ in Search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Investigators believe they were searching the wrong area for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The New York Times reports that authorities have moved the search area nearly 700 miles to the northeast after further radar analysis. Analysis of the radar shows the plane was traveling far faster than previously believed and…
Justice Department to Train Law Enforcement How to Work with Transgender People
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Transgender people are disproportionately harmed by violence – so much so that the Justice Department is training law enforcement how to handle them as crime victims. The idea is to help identify hate crimes and build more trust with law enforcement, the Associated Press reports. “It’s clear that such a training is as…
Amsterdam Residents Barely React to News of 3 U.S. Secret Service Agents Being Forced to Leave
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com While new spread across the U.S. that three Secret Service agents were sent home from Amsterdam after one of them was found passed out drunk in a hallway. But the Washington Post reports that hard-partying Amsterdam residents barely registered the news. The newspapers weren’t interested either. “These are young guys. It happens,”…
Report About Deadly FBI Shooting of Ibragim Todashev in Orlando Leaves Out Information
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A long-awaited report on the FBI shooting of Ibragim Todashev revealed a lot of information but not the identity of the FBI agent who shot the Chechen man seven times. The Orlando Sentinel reports that agent has remained anonymous and wouldn’t participate in an independent investigation by the state’s attorney. Orange-Osceola State…
Secret Service Incident in Netherlands Was on Heels of Car Wreck during Obama’s Miami Trip
By Carol D. Leonnig, David Nakamura and Michael Birnbaum Washington Post Staff Writers WASHINGTON — As the U.S. Secret Service arrived in the Netherlands last weekend for a presidential trip, managers were already on high alert to avoid any further embarrassing incidents involving agents. The agency’s director had admonished supervisors after two counter-sniper officers suspected…