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Border Patrol Agent: Feds Let Central American Gang Members Loose in U.S.
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent claims that gang members from Central America are being released into the U.S., Fox News reports. Agent Chris Cabrera said the federal government is releasing gang members if they have family members in the U.S. “If they have family in the United States, they’ll release them to the…
Two Honduran Nationals Face Federal Charges for Allegedly Assaulting Border Patrol Officer
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two Honduran nationals are accused of violently assaulting a Border Patrol officer near the Rio Grande City in Texas, the Brownsville Heralds reports. Marco Tulio Avelar-Gomez, 45, and Nelson Dionosio Chavarria-Ramos, 25, face federal charges after the alleged assault. The Border Patrol agent, whose identity is not being released, approached the men…
MLB Wants Names of New Baseball Players Accused of Using Performance-Enhancing Drugs
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Baseball fans, brace for another wave of disclosures about players accused of using performance-enhancing drugs. ESPN is reporting that Major League Baseball is urging the DEA to identify the players in an attempt to begin an investigation. Now the feds are trying to determine how they are going to honor the request…
Judge Admonishes FBI for Silly Argument for Not Releasing Public Records
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s argument for resisting an inmate’s Freedom of Information Act request is “transparently implausible,” a federal judge said in admonishing the bureau, the Sacramento Bee reports. The FBI made the bizarre argument that the “FOIA request need not be disclosed because they reside on two CDs and a thumb drive.” The…
FBI Director Comey Pledges to Help St. Louis Crack Down on Violent Crime
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com While visiting the bureau’s St. Louis office, FBI Director James Comey pledged to help police chiefs in the region combat violent crime, St. Louis Public Radio reports. St. Louis Metropolitan Police chief Sam Dotson asked for help with chronic gun offenders. “Missouri, in my opinion, has some of the more lax gun…
Gunmen Accused in Fatal Shooting of Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent Suspected of Crime Spree
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two gunmen accused of murdering an off-duty Border Patrol agent in front of his family during a fishing trip in Texas are expected to soon be charged in connection with a series of robberies and carjackings at secluded fishing spots in Cameron County, Fox News reports. The man are believed to be…
TSA Employee Busted in Sex Sting That Started on Craigslist
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A TSA employee is accused of trying to solicit sex with a mother and her young daughter on Craigslist, the San Francisco Gate reports. George Hristovski, 54, of Sacramento, faces federal child pornography charges after a sheriff’s investigator spotted an ad seeking a mother and daughter for sex. The investigator posed as…
Under Gov. Perry, Texas Creates Own Version of Border Patrol with Game Wardens
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The primary responsibility of Texas game wardens used to be pretty routine – crack down on drunken boaters and investigate fishing tournament cheaters. Now a team of them is patrolling the Rio Grande in search of suspected smugglers and undocumented immigrants, trading in their white cowboy hats for camouflage, the New York…