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Internal Report: Homeland Security Fails Adequately Prepare for Potential Pandemics
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Although Homeland Security has received $47 million to prepare for potential pandemics, federal authorities are far from ready and properly trained, according to a federal audit, the Washington Post reports. The Homeland Security inspector general found numerous problems, including the imminent expiration of antiviral drugs and a failure to find personal…
International Fight Turns Around so FBI Can Arrest Mom in Parental Kidnapping Case
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI was able to get a United Airlines flight to turn around mid-flight from Washington Dulles International Airport to Beijing to arrest a passenger accused of parental kidnapping, the Washington Post reports. The mother, Wenking Liu, was arrested Thursday evening at Dulles International Airport, where the plan returned. Liu was…
District Attorney Awaits Results of FBI Probe into 22-Year-Old’s Death in Police Car
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com How could 22-year-old Victor White III fatally shoot himself while handcuffed in the back of a police car in New Iberia, La.? The Louisiana State Police completed its investigation of the unusual case, but the 16th Judicial District Attorney Phil Haney said his office will await the results of a separate…
Senior DOJ Lawyer Named to No. 3 Post, Highest-Ever for Openly Gay Official
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A senior Justice Department lawyer who has been a key proponent of President Obama’s initiatives has been named to the department’s No. 3 post, becoming the highest-ranking openly gay official to ever serve the department, the New York Times reports. Stuart F. Delery is replacing Tony West, who announced his departure…
Border Patrol: Leave Complicated Immigration Issues Up to Professionals
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S. Border Patrol is urging the state of Texas and militia members to leave immigration issues to the pros, the Associated Press reports. The plea comes after the influx of migrants prompted state Gov. Rick Perry to send as many as 1,000 guardsman and hundreds of state troopers to the…
Modernized Border Patrol Facility in San Diego to Get $500,000 in Artwork
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A plan to modernize Border Patrol’s busiest facility includes $500,000 for new art in San Diego, the Weekly Standard reports. The San Ysidro Land Port of entry, which handles traffic between San Diego and the Tijuana region, is undergoing $735 million in upgrades. The artwork is part of the third phase…
Weekend Series on Law Enforcement: Mobster Anthony “The Ant” Spilotro
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FBI on hunt for Northeastern University graduate accused of using degree to recruit for ISIS
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is searching for a Northeastern University graduate who is accused of trying to recruit ISIS members using social media, WHDH reports. Ahmad Abousamra, who is believed to be in Syria, has been added to the FBI’s met wanted terrorist list. Authorities fear Abousamra may be waging an aggressive social…