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Medical Privacy Laws Hampering Law Enforcement’s Efforts to Crack Down on Drug Deaths
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Law enforcement is struggling to crack down on growing drug abuse because of a lack of recent data on drug deaths, especially from heroin overdoses, NBC News reports. The problem, which was raised at a gathering of law enforcement Wednesday to discuss drug abuse, is that patient privacy laws are making it…
Newly Uncovered E-Mails: IRS’ Lerner Discussed Targeting ‘Political’ Groups with DOJ
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com New evidence has emerged to indicate that Lois Lerner, the central figure in the IRS scandal, was communicating with the Justice Department about pursuing groups trying to get a tax exempt status, Fox News reports. E-mails between Lerner and the FBI raise questions about the extent to which the Obama administration was…
Secret Service on Hunt for More Hispanics to Become Sworn Agents to Diversify Agency
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Wanted: Hispanics to join the Secret Service. Saying he wants to diversify the agency’s staff, which protects the president, vice president and others, Secret Service Senior Special Agent Clarence Jorif said only 7% of the 4,400 sworn agents are Hispanic, the Dallas Morning News reports. “We are looking at affording the opportunity…
FBI Believed Hitler Fled to Argentina After WWII And Didn’t Commit Suicide in Berlin Bunker
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com While most of the world believed Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his Berlin bunker in April 1945, the FBI’s director, J. Edgar Hoover, wasn’t buying it. So, according to the Daily Caller, Hoover called for a mission to track down Hitler in Argentina, according to recently declassified FBI documents. Agents…
Canadian Officials Share Mental Health Records with FBI, Border Patrol
Steve Neavling ticklethwire.com U.S. authorities are using mental health records of Canadians to deny them entry into the U.S., the Digital Journal reports. Canadian police departments have been uploading the information to a database used by the FBI and Border Patrol. Ann Cavoukian, Ontario’s privacy commissioner, said police are uploading information such as attempted suicides….
Airline Passenger Tries to Board Plane with 8.5-inch Knife Hidden in Enchilada
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com This wasn’t your ordinary enchilada. In addition to the ordinary ingredients of this Mexican staple, a homemade enchilada contained an 8.5-inch kitchen knife. The New York Daily News reports that TSA agents discovered the alarming blade covered in a deep red sauce in a passenger’s carry-on luggage. “The woman said she had…
FBI’s Facial Recognition System Catches Criticism from Civil Liberties Advocates
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s plan to soon launch its facial recognition system has worried civil liberties advocates because the bureau won’t say whether it has any limits on its use. The Huffington Post reports that the FBI plans to soon use 52 million photos in its biometric database, but where those photos came from…
Border Patrol Demolishing Houses? It’s All About Keeping South Texas Safe
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Border Patrol might not be in the business of demolishing homes, but it is in the business of protecting Americans from smugglers and illegal immigrants. So the federal agency is teaming up the South Texas City of Laredo and the Texas National Guard to help raze abandoned buildings and homes that…