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FBI Refuses to Conduct Pot Background Checks in Washington State Despite Actions in Colorado
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI won’t conduct nationwide background checks on people applying to operate a legal marijuana business in Washington state in stark contrast to the handling of applicants in Colorado, the Associated Press reports. The FBI’s refusal to conduct the checks surprised officials in Washington because the federal agency does similar background checks…
Justice Department Blocks FBI from Conducting Full Investigation of 2 U.S. Senators
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agents investigating corruption have uncovered allegations of wrongdoing against two key U.S. senators – Democrat Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican Sen. Mike Lee – but there’s a big problem. The Justice Department has prevented the FBI from launching a full investigation, the Washington Times reports. The investigation, rather, is being…
Attorney General Holder to Announce Reductions in Drug Sentences Today
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Saying too many Americans are spending an excessive amount of time behind bars for drugs, the Justice Department is expected to announce a proposal today that would reduce some sentences and relieve overcrowded prisons, Reuters reports. Attorney General Eric Holder is scheduled to deliver the speech at 9 a.m. The change would…
Immigrant Steals Border Patrol Agent’s Gun, Pulls Trigger But Weapon Jams
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It’s one of the greatest fears of law enforcement: A suspect wrestles away your guy, points it at you and squeezes the triggers. It happened Wednesday to a Border Patrol agent who was attacked by an immigrant near Encino, Texas, the Monitor reports. Officials said the immigrant wrestled away the agent’s pistol…
FBI Agent Mikulski Dies at Age 50 After Fight with Long-term Illness, Wife Says
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Mark J. Mikulski, a supervisory agent at the FBI for nearly 20 years, died at the age of 50 following a fight with multiple myeloma. The Washington Post reports that Mikulski died Feb. 25 at Reston Hospital Center in Virginia. Mikulski led technology programs that detected terrorist threats. A native of Buffalo,…
Pennsylvania Man Charged with Threatening to Kill 2 FBI Agents in Philadelphia
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Most people are wise enough to know not to threaten an FBI agent with violence. Not a Pennsylvania man, who is accused of threatening to kill two Philadelphia FBI agents and their families through more than 850 e-mails sent over just four months in 2012, Philly.com reports. Justin Michael Credico has been…
NRA Casts Ex-ATF Agent in Good Light to Trash the Agency
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The National Rifle Association has never really been much of a friend of ATF. The NRA sees the agency as carrying out a mission that is contrary to its own. So it’s interesting that NRA News has put together a video that casts an ATF agent in good light. Then again,…
FBI Agents Searching Hawaii for Suspect of Two California Bombings in California in 2003
Steve Neavling ticklthewire.com FBI agents are in Hawaii searching for the suspect of a two bombings in California that targeted companies that tested animals for products. Hawaii News Now reports that authorities are also erecting signs offering a $250,000 for the capture of Daniel Andreas San Diego, who is suspected of two bombings in 2003….