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DOJ Finds ‘Strained’ Relationship Between FBI, Organized Crime Drug Task Force
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agents were retaliated against for voicing concerns over operations at the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces Fusion Center, a DOJ inspector general concluded. AllGov.com reports that OCDETF’s leadership also wasn’t cooperative. The report described the relationship between the FBI agents in the task force and the center’s leaders as “strained.”…
DEA Worried About Fido Or Running Out of Reasons to Keep Marijuana Illegal?
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Is the DEA running out of ideas to reverse the seismic shift in attitudes about marijuana? DEA Chief Michele Leonhart told congressional members this week that pot can kill Fido, citing evidence that dogs have died after eating marijuana-infused food, the Huffington Post reports. “There was just an article last week, and…
ATF Agents Accused of Impersonating Landlord to Turn On Electricity in Storefront Stings
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Undercover ATF agents renting a storefront had their energy shut off by the landlord because they exceeded their monthly allotment. The agents responded by getting the landlord’s account information and calling the electricity company pretending to be him, an internal investigation revealed, the Wall Street Journal reports. “Account statements were improperly taken…
Parker: Colombia Supreme Court Approves US Extradition of Accused Killers of DEA Special Agent Terry Watson
By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com The Colombia Supreme Court ruled on April 3rd in favor of the US extradition request of all seven defendants charged with the murder of DEA Special Agent James “Terry” Watson in June 2013. Special Agent Watson’s career was the subject of a column last year. Agent Watson was killed in…
Investigators Trying to Figure Out Why U.S. Soldier Opened Fire at Fort Hood, Killing 3
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Investigators are trying to determine what prompted an Iraq war veteran to open fire at Fort Hood on Wednesday, killing three soldiers and injuring 16 others before killing himself, the Washington Post reports. Many questions remain: Did an argument precede the shooting? Was he properly treated for depression and anxiety? The shooter,…
FBI Raids Rural Indiana Home Where Man Collected Thousands of Rare Artifacts
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI raided the property of a 91-year-old man in rural central Indiana where he stored thousands of artifacts from Native Americans, China, Russia and other countries. Fox News reports that the massive collection by Donald Miller spanned eight decades and also included items from Australia, Haiti, New Guinea and Peru. “The…
Video: Woman Says Border Patrol Threatened Her with Knife, Taser at Random Stop
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents threatened a woman with a Taser and knife after she questioned why she was stopped 40 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, she claims in a video distributed by the ACLU. U.S. citizen Clarisa Christiansen said she refused to exit her car until Border Patrol explained why…
Congress Slams ATF Director Over Blundered Undercover Storefront Operations
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com ATF Director B. Todd Jones’ first appearance before Congress wasn’t a pleasant one. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that congressional members from both sides slammed Jones over the agency’s blunders in undercover storefront operations. Some of the problems included using people with mental disabilities to promote undercover operations. Jones defended the agency,…