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FBI Director Comey Delivers Good News – More Staff, Training, Resources in Beefed-up 2014 Budget
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Director James Comey sought to assure agents and local law enforcement that the bureau plans to increase staff, training and resources in what will be a much less frugal 2014. The Times-Picayune reports that Comey, during his visit to the bureau’s New Orleans Field Office on Thursday, said the beefed-up budget…
IRS Hires Former Cop Convicted of Illegally Accessing FBI Info, Sharing with Terrorism Suspect
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Weiss Russell, a former cop convicted two years ago of illegally accessing an FBI database and sharing it with the subject of an investigation, managed to land a job at the IRS. The Washington Times reports Mohammad Weiss Rasool, or as the IRS knows him, Wiess Russell, was sentenced to two years…
AG Holder, FBI Director Among Officials Who Spent $7.8 Million on Personal Trips and Federal Jets
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric Holder and former FBI Director Robert Mueller are among senior Justice Department officials who billed taxpayers a combined $7.8 million to use federal aircraft for hundreds of personal trips, the Washington Post reports. The report by Congress’ nonpartisan Government Accountability Office, which was released Thursday, comes less than three…
Congressman Issa Says ATF ‘Dangerously Mismanaged’ Program Designed to Rid Street of Guns
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Saying the ATF “dangerously mismanaged” a program aimed at gunning guns off the street, Rep. Darrell Issa is subpoenaing the agency for more information. Issa chairs the House Oversight and Government reform Committee, which is investigating the ATF’s blundered storefront operations. Issa criticized the ATF for showing a “complete lack of cooperation.”…
Grown Man Robs Bank While Riding Child-Sized Bike into Texas Building
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com They call him the BMX Bandit. The FBI is looking for a man who robbed a Missouri City, Texas, bank after riding a child-sized bike into the building, Click2Houston.com reports. The robbery happened at Amegy Bank. The man pulled out a gun and demanded money.
Border Patrol Chief: Agency is Unfairly Criticized for Using Excessive Force
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Fisher said his agency is unfairly criticized for using excessive force, the Associated Press reports. Fisher said it’s a mischaracterization to describe his employees as “indiscriminately” opening fire on immigrants. “If you are like me, there’s nothing more terrifying than fighting for your life when you’re alone…
Details Emerge on Man Who Went on Killing Spree Because He Thought He Had AIDS
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Andrew Cunanan was out for revenge. Although he had never been tested, he believed he had AIDS he wanted to seek revenge against anyone who could have given him the disease. ABC WLS obtained new details from the killing spree, which included world-famous designer Gianni Versace and Chicago real estate tycoon Lee…
Washington Times Editorial: ATF Breaks Law to Enforce It
By Washington Times Editorial Board When President Obama rewrote inconvenient parts of his very own Obamacare law, he undermined more than health care. The attitude of “we can do what we want” trickles down to the lowliest federal agencies. That’s what several federal judges are saying about the schemes of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,…