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Congressmen to Introduce Bill That Would Improve Oversight of Homeland Security, Border Patrol
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Department of Homeland Security and its agencies, including the Border Patrol, would be subjected to greater oversight and accountability under a bill promoted by a pair of congressmen representing districts on the Mexican border, the Global Post reports. The goal of the Border Accountability and Stakeholder Engagement Act is to create…
DEA Destroys Far Fewer Marijuana Plants in Past Two Years Than it Did In 2010
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA has substantially reduced the amount of marijuana that it destroys a year, eradicating fewer plants in the past two years combined than it did in 2010. The Huffington Post reports that the DEA destroyed about 8.3 million plants, compared to more than 10 million destroyed in both 2009 and 2010….
FBI Stands ‘Firmly Behind’ Agent Accused of Committing Perjury in Criminal Case
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is standing behind an agent who is accused of committing perjury. The Arizona Daily Star reports that the FBI stands “firmly behind” Agent Brian Grehoski, who is accused of lying during testimony in a hearing on campaign finance allegations. FBI spokesman Manuel Johnson said he’s unaware of any internal investigations…
TSA Causes Stink by Seizing Expensive Bottle of Perfume Shaped Like ‘Grenade’
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The TSA caused controversy by seizing a woman’s expensive bottle of perfume because it is shaped like a grenade, Fox News reports. Country music promoter Lois Lewis was stopped by TSA agents and then investigated after after trying to bring her 2-ounce bottle of Jimmy Choo perfume in her carryon at Phoenix’s…
New York Congressman: FBI, NTSB Need to Get More Involved with Malaysian Airliner Investigation
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Frustrated with the pace of the investigation into the missing Malaysian airliner, a New York Congressman insisted Sunday that the FBI and NTSB should get more involved, Fox News reports. New York Rep. Peter King, a Republican, said the the Malaysia government is not cooperating. “This has been frustrating for the FBI,”…
Report: Man Who Died in Border Patrol Custody Was Believed to be Faking Seizure
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An American citizen died in U.S. Border Patrol custody after paramedics erroneously concluded that he was faking a seizure, according to a medical examiner’s report, Al Jazeera reports. Steven Keith, 58, died on Christmas at a Southern California checkpoint facility about 20 miles from the border. The cause of Keith’s death is…
Family Members Express Shock That Border Killed Self After Alleged Assaults
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Family members of a Border Patrol agent who killed himself after allegedly assaulting three immigrant women are having trouble processing the news. “It’s really hard to believe,” Susana Manzanares said of her ex-husband Esteban Manzanares, who shot himself after authorities say he sexually assaulted three women on Wednesday. Manzanares described her husband…
Owner of Gun Parts Store in California Refuses to Give Feds List of Customers
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The owner of a California gun parts store is refusing to release the names of customers to federal agents, the Washington Times reports. Dimitrios Karras, who owns Ares Armor in Oceanside, insisted it was an invasion of privacy to hand over the identities of 5,000 customers who purchased gun parts. “They said…