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Weekend Series on Law Enforcement History: Nixon Delivers Eulogy at FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover’s Funeral
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FBI Seizes Work Email Account of Fired Ford Motor Co. Engineer
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has copies of the work email account of a fired Ford Motor Co. engineer who is accused of hiding listening devices in the automaker’s conference rooms, the Detroit News reports. The contents of the email account include files, pictures, drafts, address boxes, contact lists and calendar data of fired Ford…
FBI Abruptly Changes Course on Hiring Company to Grade Positivity of News
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has ended its controversial quest to hire a company to grade whether news is positive, neutral or negative, the Washington Times reports. The bureau abruptly removed the contract solicitation without explanation, and the FBI declined to discuss it. Journalism ethicists expressed worries about the FBI’s plans to grade news coverage….
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…