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Border Patrol Agent Dies While Working Out at Michigan Bay Station
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent was found dead in a workout room at a bay station in Michigan, the News-Messanger reports. An Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office report indicates Agent Scott M. Schoen, 30, was found on his back in a pool of blood at the Sandusky Bay Station. Schoen was not breathing and…
FBI Investigates Possible Front Running of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac in Trader Scam
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating whether Wall Street conspired to rig rates on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to manipulate the key derivatives market, Reuters reports. Agents said the traders swapped messages through hand signals and ring tones to manipulate large orders by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Reuters wrote that a former…
FBI Mulls Charges Against Two Cops Accused of Beating Homeless Man to Death
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com On the day a jury found two former Fullerton Police Department officers not guilty of beating a homeless man to death, the FBI said it would determine whether “further investigation is warranted” to bring new charges, the Los Angeles Times reports. The officers are accused of beating to death Kelly Thomas, a…
FBI Investigation Finds No Laws Were Violated over Extra Scrutiny of Tea Party, Other Conservative Groups
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s investigation of the IRS’ extra scrutiny of the Tea Party likely won’t lead to charges, Reuters reports. Investigators said there was no evidence of bias in the pursuit of the conservative groups to justify charges. President Obama’s administration has come under attack for give disproportionate attention to political enemies. The…
FBI Interviews Differ from Obama’s Accounts of What Led to Consulate Attack in Benghazi
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi may not have happened as described by the Obama administration, Fox News reports. The FBI interviewed survivors for three days and none reported a demonstration. Obama initially said the attack occurred after a protest of an anti-Islam film got out of…
Congressmen Issa and Jordan Rip Justice Department Over Investigation into IRS
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif), a big critic of Attorney Gen. Eric Holder, and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), are lashing out at the Justice Department, criticizing it over its investigation into the IRS treatment of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. The two are questioning the Justice…
FBI Special Agent in New Jersey Becomes Popular Face Behind Corruption Cases
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Special Agent Michael Doyle is becoming somewhat of a celebrity in New Jersey. The 17-year-veteran of tackling white collar crime and political corruption cases may best be known for bringing down the once-powerful Newark Mayor Sharpe James, who served 18 months in prison on corruption charges. The Trentonian is reporting…
Justice Department Investigates Whether Laws Broken During New Jersey Bridge Scandal
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal investigators are trying to determine whether any laws were broken during the lane closures at the George Washington Bridge between New York and New Jersey, the Wall Street Journal reports. “The Port Authority Office of Inspector General has referred the matter to us, and our office is reviewing the matter to…