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FBI’s Phoenix Office to Handle Criminal Investigation of VA Hospital Following Serious Allegations
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s Phoenix office is handling the criminal investigation of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Arizona Republic reports. FBI Director James Comey said the Phoenix office is handling the case because the allegations began at the VA in Phoenix. At least 18 Arizona veterans waiting for care in the Phoenix VA…
Florida Prosecutors Ask Appeals Court to Reinstate Murder Charge Against Ex-FBI Agent Connolly
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Disgraced FBI Agent John J. Connolly Jr., whose murder conviction was overturned by a Florida state court panel two weeks ago, won’t be released from prison – at least not yet. Boston’s NPR station, WBUR, reports that Florida’s attorney general is urging the court to reconsider reinstating charges against Connolly, who is…
Border Patrol Station in Texas Overwhelmed by Central American Migrants
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Throngs of Central American women and children are forced to stay in squalid, cramped conditions at a Border Patrol station in McAllen, Texas, the Washington Post reports. Video obtained by the Washington Post shows children sleeping on concrete floors in sweltering heat for days. The migrants are fed tacos and bologna sandwiches…
TSA Officers Killed in Line off Duty to Receive Same Death Benefits As Other Federal Law Enforcement Officers
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It’s not often that a TSA officer dies in the line of duty. In fact, TSA Officer Gerardo Hernandez, 39, became the first to die on Nov. 1 at Los Angeles International Airport. But Westside Today reports that the House Appropriations Committee this week approved a legislative amendment that would provide the…
FBI Launches Criminal Investigation of Veterans Affairs Department As Scandal Deepens
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into widespread problems at the Veterans Affairs Department, CNN reports. Among other things, agents are examining the long wait lines and whether paperwork was falsified to make delays appear shorter. “At the department’s direction, the FBI has instructed agents in its Phoenix office to conduct…
Former FBI Agent Writes Chilling Book About Long Search for Unabomber Ted Kaczynski
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When FBI agents raided the Montana cabin of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski in April 1996, they found a bomb ready to use, according to the author of a book on the case. KCRA interviewed former FBI Agent Terry Turchie, who reveals chilling new details in a book, “How the FBI Broke Its Own…
Immigrant Rights Groups: Border Patrol Mistreating Children in Documented Cases of Abuse
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents are accused of mistreating children in 116 reported cases of abuse, according to a compliant filed by Customs and Border Protection. CNN reports that the cases range from sexual abuse to holding young undocumented immigrants in cramped, dirty condition, CNN reports. The cases span several years. “Given these longstanding…
TSA Perplexed That So Many Educated Travelers Try to Bring Guns onto Airplanes
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The TSA can’t understand why seemingly educated people are trying to bring guns onto airplanes. The Washington Post reports that the federal agency has been alarmed at the increase in the number of guns detected at checkpoints nationwide. In 2013, the TSA detected 1,800 firearms, compared to 1,500 in 2012 and 1,300…