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Three Florida Workers Accused of Trying to Rip Off FBI May Face Local Charges
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Be careful when choosing your victim. Three workers in southern Florida are accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of electrical wire from the FBI, the Miami Herald reports. But federal prosecutors recently dismissed the theft complaint, putting the decision to charge in the hands of state prosecutors in Broward…
County Attorney in Montana Doesn’t Want DOJ Investigating Handling of Sexual Assault Cases
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An attorney for Missoula County in Montana is arguing that the Justice Department has no authority to investigate how local authorities handle sexual assault cases, the Associated Press reports. Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg even went on to say that the county is an unfair target of the DOJ’s. “For whatever reason we…
Border Patrol Agent Is Accused of Killing Texas Man In Jealous Rage
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent is accused of shooting to death a Central Texas man in a fit of jealousy, the Associated Press reports. Authorities said Agent Adam Garibay bound his wife in duct tape and demanded she reveal the name of the man she was dating. “He was able to get from…
Something Smells Funny? FBI Warns About Proliferation of Counterfeit Cosmetics, Fragrances
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Something doesn’t smell right. So says the FBI, which reports an increase in the sale of counterfeit cosmetics and fragrances. According to the agency’s recent blog, more people are being scammed with phony cosmetics and counterfeit fragrances that are being shipped into the U.S. That’s especially dangerous because phony cosmetics may contain…
About 100 Tips Haven’t Led the FBI to Anymore Deaths Linked to Alaskan Serial Killer
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Since the FBI began asking the public for more information about late Alaskan serial killer Israel Keyes, the agency has received about 100 phone calls, the Seattle Times reports. But none has helped authorities connect Keyes with more missing people. “The majority of phone calls were from people who knew him and…
Outgoing New York Police Commissioner Has Some Biting Words for FBI
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, known for his stop-and-frisk tactics and zealous pursuit of Islamic terrorists, was quick to criticize the FBI. In a wide-ranging interview with the New York Times, Kelly accused the FBI of failing to cooperate with local police. He cited Boston as an example following the bombings last year. “We…
Webcam Child Sex Tourism Is Becoming Worldwide Because of Ubiquity of Internet
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Pedophiles are increasingly using webcams to watch children perform sex acts from as far away as other continents, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. A Pennsylvania man, for example, watched a 12-year-old perform for him at an Internet cafe in the Philippines. For a fee, the man was able to control the action in…
FBI Allowed Nearly 6,000 Crimes to Be Committed in 2012 – Up from Previous Year
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI allowed its informants to break the law , all in the name of fighting crime. According to the Final Call the FBI permitted nearly 6,000 violations of the law by informants. That’s a 5% hike over the previous year. The law violations range from acts of violence to using drugs and bribing…