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Washington Times Editorial: Obama Chooses Crook’s Errand Boy to Help Run Homeland Security
By The Washington Times Editorial Page Jeh C. Johnson, only recently confirmed as chief of the Department of Homeland Security, is off to an inglorious start. As our own Jim McElhatton and Kelly Riddell reported Monday, Mr. Johnson’s own right-hand man, Christian Marrone, was previously the right-hand man of a Philadelphia politician with a…
FBI Busts Suspects at Center of Bold Craigslist Jewelry Heists Nationwide
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Craigslist has become a popular target for thieves. Despite the risks, people will travel around the country to sell expensive items like Rolex watches and diamond rings. The FBI recently broke up 18 heists from all over the country, CBS Sacramento reports. The scheme often involved buying the seller a plane ticket…
Union Calls for Repeal of Homeland Security’s Suspension of Overtime Pay
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association is urging Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to reconsider his department’s decision to suspend a troubled overtime program, the Washington Post reports. The overtime was halted last week after a federal investigation found widespread abuse of the “administratively uncontrollable overtime” – as it’s called. The pay…
Mysterious Death of Physical Therapist in Texas Catches Attention of Justice Department
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Something isn’t right about the death of a physical therapist who was found dead in an isolated section of Texas. CNN reports that the Justice Department is investigating the death of Alfred Wright, a ather who disappeared Nov. 7 after stopping at a liquor store to tell family members that he was…
Designer Drug That Acts Like LSD Makes Way Around Country, Causes Health Problems
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com You probably never heard of 25I – or N Bomb. But the designer drug, which creates hallucinations similar to LSD, is making its way across the country, the Oregonian reports. Two teenager girls in Oregon were hospitalized last week after having seizures from the drug, a compound called 25I-NBOMe. The drug is…
Man Armed with Loaded Rifle, Machete, Gas Arrested for Threatening to Kill former president George W. Bush
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Armed with a loaded rifle, a machete and gasoline, a man threatened to kill former president George W. Bush and win over one of his two daughters, USA Today reports. The Secret Service arrested Benjamin Smith, 44, in New York City after he told agents he was “working on a relationship with…
Florida Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Audacious Scheme to Steal Identities of First Lady, ex-FBI Director Robert Mueller
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Talk about brazen. A Florida teen tried to steal the identity of former FBI director Robert Mueller and First Lady Michelle Obama, the Examiner reports. Luis Flores Jr., 19., who also is accused of targeting Kim Kardashian, was sentenced recently to three years in prison. What did he plan to do with…