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Border Patrol Saves Life of Illegal Immigrant Bitten By Snake in Texas
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. Border Patrol agents are being credited with saving a man’s life after he illegally entered the U.S. from Honduras. KSAT.com reports that agents rescued the man in Texas after he called 911 and told the operator he was bitten by a snake. Agents responded with a…
Stowaway Teen Reveals Serious Flaws in Airport Security After He Climbed onto Plane Unnoticed
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com More disturbing than a teen’s decision to hide in the wheel well of a flight from California to Hawaii was how easily he was able to slip past layers of security Sunday morning. The Washington Post reports that the 15-year-old boy, who was running away from home, showed how a determined person…
Longtime FBI Agent Joins Miami Dolphins to Oversee Security Following Bully Scandal
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Miami Dolphins have hired a longtime FBI agent to oversee security after last year’s bullying scandal. The USA Today reports that Joe Cicini, a 23-year veteran of the FBI’s Miami division, has the credentials: He provided crisis management training to professional football, baseball and basketball. The hiring follows a scandal last…
U.S. Marshal Fatally Shoots Gang Member Who Charged Witness Stand in Trial
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A gang member’s decision to attack a witness testifying against him Monday was a deadly one. KSL.com reports that Siale Maveni Angilau was fatally shot by a U.S. Marshall after he charged a witness in federal court in Salt Lake City. “The defendant went after (a witness) … and when he engaged…
Pittsburgh’s New FBI Leader Is Tested on Third Day with Mass Stabbing at High School
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It was just Scott S. Smith’s third day as special agent in charge of the FBI’s Pittsburgh office when a student slashed and stabbed classmates in a hallway at Franklin Regional High School last week. “It was a horrific incident,” Smith told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for a story. “Behind the scenes, though,…
Justice Department Drops Investigation of FBI Agent Who Shot, Killed New Orleans Man
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department has declined to open a criminal investigation into the FBI-involved shooting that left a New Orleans man dead during an undercover drug sting last summer, the Times-Picayune reports. It’s the second time an agency has opted against pursuing charges against the agent, who shot 37-year-old Allen Desdunes on July…
FBI: Fugitive Tax Cheats Built Massive Bunker in Washington to Avoid Detection
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A pair of fugitive tax scofflaws secretly built an elaborate bunker at the Washington state home. The New York Daily News reports that Radu Nemes and his wife, Diana, were arrested in March on accusations of conspiring to hide at least $68 million in taxes. The pair have not been charged with…
Opinion: FBI Has Plenty of Questions to Answer About Its Repeated Failures Following Boston Marathon Attack
By The Rutland Herald Editorial Board As Boston marks the first anniversary of the Marathon bombings, one chapter closes. But there’s still enough to fill a book — especially when it comes to the role of the FBI. Questions about it pour from the pages of numerous post-bombing government reports. An assessment by the House…