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FBI Investigated Armed Supporters of Nevada Rancher Cliven Bundy
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Supporters of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy are finding some more unwanted attention. FBI agents have launching an investigation into the April 12 confrontation between Bundy, his supporters and law enforcement, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. “I’ve said all along there has to be accountability for what took place on April 12,” Clark…
Pakistan Temporarily Releases FBI Agent Caught Bordering Plane with Ammunition, Knives
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Averting an escalating diplomatic spat, Pakistan freed an FBI agent who was arrested in Pakistan after authorities said he tried to carry ammunition, knives and electronic devices onto a plane in Karachi. The Associated Press reports that Joel Cox, of the Miami Field Office, released on nearly $10,000 bail, just three days…
FBI Agent Arrested in Pakistan for Trying to Board Flight with Ammunition, Knife Likely to Be Released on Bail
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI agent who was arrested in Pakistan after authorities said he tried to carry ammunition and a knife onto a plane in Karachi may be released from jail today on $10,000 bail, the Washington Post reports this morning. The agent has been identified as Joel Cox, who works in the Miami…
Border Patrol Flies Immigrants to El Paso Because of Influx Causing Long Delays And Bus Drives
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com So many immigrants crossed into South Texas illegally recently that Border Patrol flew many of them across the state for processing in El Paso Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. More than 100 detainees were flown from Brownsville in an effort to speed up processing following an average of 1,000 arrests a day…
DEA-Led Crackdown on Synthetic Drugs Netted 150 Arrests Across 29 States
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA carried out a nationwide crackdown on synthetic drugs early Wednesday, netting 150 arrests and at least $20 million in cash and assets, Time reports. This is the second phase of an operation dubbed “Project Synergy,” which began in December 2012 and went after products marketed as “spice,” “bath salts,” and…
Did FBI Agents Violate Rights of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect During Aggressive Interrogation?
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s interrogation of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev violated his rights while he he lay in pain in a hospital bed immediately following his arrest, his defense lawyers argued in court documents Wednesday. The Chicago Tribune reports that FBI agents ignored Tsarnaev’s 10 requests for a lawyer even though authorities…
Congressman Grimm, a former FBI Agent, Barred from Entering Bureau’s Field Offices
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, who used to serve as an FBI agent, has been banned from the bureau’s New York field offices, DNAinfo New York reports. Just in case Grimm shows up, security posted Grimm’s photo at the offices in Lower Manhattan and Queens. “He is not welcome,” a former top FBI…
ATF’s Scott Sweetow Moving Up to Deputy Assistant Director
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Scott Sweetow, who heads up ATF’s St. Paul, Minn., office is moving up the chain. He”ll be taking over the job as Deputy Assistant Director for ATF’s Office of Strategic Intelligence and Information (OSII). His new responsibilities will include ATF’s partner engagement liaison with the intelligence community, overseeing ATF’s foreign operations…