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Government Watchdog: FBI Spies on Wrong Americans Because of Routine Typography Errors
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has unintentionally spied on Americans who were not the targets of investigations because of routine, avoidable mistakes, the National Journal reports. The Justice Department’s inspector general discovered that the FBI sometimes collected data on the wrong people because of typographical errors. “We found that the FBI’s corrective measures have not…
Accused Stock Fraudsters Make FBI History by Making First Recorded Post-Arrest Statements
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Matthew Bell and Craig Josephburg have made FBI history. The accused fraudsters were the first suspects to have their confessions electronically recorded under a new Justice Department policy, the New York Daily News reports. The pair is accused of a massive pump-and-dump stock scheme. The new policy is intended to get a…
Justice Department Increases Involvement in Investigation of Shooting in Ferguson
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A day after zealous police clashed with protesters and fired tear gas at demonstrators and the media, the Justice Department announced it’s increasing its involvement in the review of an officer who shot an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Mo., Time reports. The efforts include sending advisers to meet with local law enforcement,…
Ex-Internal Affairs Official: Border Patrol Altered Details of Reports on ‘Highly Suspect’ Deaths
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents have tried to alter details of at least seven “highly suspect” deaths since 2010, a former internal affairs official for CBP told the Center for Investigative Reporting. “In nearly every instance, there was an effort by Border Patrol leadership to make a case to justify the shooting versus doing…
Disgruntled Ex-Cop Gains Access to FBI Office Carrying Gun, Fake Badge, Inactive ID Card
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A disgruntled ex-cop with a loaded gun managed to bypass metal detectors and enter an FBI office using a fake police badge and inactive ID card, ABC News reports. The ease with which the man entered the building has concerned federal authorities. “He could’ve shot up half the office by that point,”…
FBI Sends 65 Agents into High-Crime Areas of Chicago to Crack Down on Gangs
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has dispatched 65 agents across high-crime areas of Chicago to help crackdown on gang crime, Sneed reports. “This is a new tactic the FBI is using in fighting crime,” an FBI spokeswoman said, “by working in a concentrated area and a concentrated time on the street — although the FBI has…
FBI Worried About New Black Panther Party’s Presence in Ferguson, Missouri
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has warned that the New Black Panther Party may be advocating violence in Ferguson, Missouri where an unarmed black teenager was fatally shot by police, KTVI reports. Among the members of the NBPP who were in town to respond to the shooting was Chawn Kweli, national chief of staff for…
Investigators Find Gun Believed to Be Used in Murder of Border Patrol Agent in Front of Family
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Investigators in Texas believe they’ve found the handgun used in the murder of a U.S. Border Patrol agent while he was fishing with his family on vacation, Breitbart.com reports. Scouring an area where the suspects were known to hang out, authorities found a handgun that they believe was used during the botched…