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Former FBI agent, Rep. Michael Grimm, faces federal charges, surrenders to FBI in New York
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, a former FBI agent, was indicted Monday on 20 counts of fraud and other charges in connection to a Manhattan restaurant he owned, Fox News reports. The Republican from New York evading the IRS and hiding more than $1 million in profits to avoid paying taxes. Grimm, who…
Man Who Impersonated DEA Agent to Impress at Nightclubs Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Benjamin William Mejias seemed to tell anyone who would listen that he was a DEA agent. He even posted photos of himself on Facebook wearing a DEA insignia and carrying guns and was so brazen that he repeated his story to an Orlando cop while wearing a DEA uniform, a badge and…
New FBI Agents Will Be Required to Visit Martin Luther King Memorial
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com New FBI agents are already required to tour the Holocaust Museum. FBI Director James Comey is adding another required visit in Washington D.C. – the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, the USA Today reports. “I think it will serve as a different kind of reminder — one more personal to the bureau —…
Seattle Times: ATF Needs to Provide More Regulatory Oversight After Gun Shop Blunder
By Seattle Times Editorial Board Revelations about the sloppy, arrogant business practices of a nationally known Skagit County retailer with a lethal inventory are stunning. To know that Kesselring Gun Shop had been arming generations with virtually no regulatory oversight, even after grotesque violations were discovered, made Seattle Times reporter Mike Carter’s story all the…
Parker: Supreme Court to Consider Warrantless Cell Phone Searches
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office. By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com The U. S. Supreme Court will hear argument today on two cases involving warrantless searches of cell phones. The case is probably…
Column: The U.S. Government’s Hypocrisy When It Comes to Freedom of the Press
By Trevor Timm Freedom of the Press Foundation The US State Department announced the launch of its third annual “Free the Press” campaign today, which will purportedly highlight “journalists or media outlets that are censored, attacked, threatened, or otherwise oppressed because of their reporting.” A noble mission for sure. But maybe they should kick off the campaign…
Homeland Security Department Goes Way Beyond Its Original Mission to Protect U.S. from Terrorists
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Department of Homeland Security, which was created in November 2002 following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, has gone far beyond its original purpose and is being used to investigate crimes unlearned to terrorism, the Albuquerque Journal reports. The new law was simple: “The primary mission of the department is to prevent…
U.S. Rep. Michael G. Grimm to Surrender to Federal Authorities on Charges Tied to Old Business
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Michael G. Grimm, the New York Congressman under investigation over his past ownership of a restaurant in Manhattan, is expected to turn himself over to federal authorities today, the Washington Post reports. Grimm faces multiple charges connected to his former Manhattan health food restaurant that had ties with an Israeli fundraiser. The…