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Homeland Security Watchdog Is Transferred Amid Allegations of Abusing Office
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As Homeland Security’s watchdog, Charles K. Edwards was tasked with exposing wrongdoing. That was until Tuesday, when officials said Edwards, the department’s inspector general, was transferred because of allegations that he abused his position, the Los Angeles Times reports. Among the accusations: He hired his wife, misused travel funds and tried to…
FBI: Harvard University Student Sent Bomb Threat to Delay Taking Final Exam
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Harvard University student who wasn’t prepared for his final exam decided to buy himself some time. On Monday, Eldo Kim, 20, emailed threats that claimed there were “bombs placed around campus” about a half hour before his test, NBC News reports, citing the FBI. Sure enough, the alarms rang at 9…
U.S. Senator Offers to Fly to Iran to Help Find ex-FBI Agent Who Has Been Missing Since 2007
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A U.S. Senator offered Tuesday to travel to Iran if it would help locate former FBI agent Robert Levinson, who vanished in the country in 2007, NBC 3 News reports. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., may have a hard time finding information, though. The last images showing Levinson alive are from…
NSA’s Policy of Collecting Phone Records in U.S. Likely Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The National Security Agency is likely violating the Constitution by gathering the dialing records of all phone calls in the U.S., the Los Angeles Times reports. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon delivered a significant blow to the NSA and lays the groundwork for a Supreme Court battle. Leon’s…
President Obama Praises Newly Confirmed Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama lauded new Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson as “a strong leader” who will “play a leading role in our efforts to protect the homeland against terrorist attacks.” The statement follows Monday’s Senate confirmation of Johnson, a former general counsel at the Pentagon. The president’s full statement: “I am pleased the…
ATF Joins Investigation of Mammoth Fire at Apartment Building Site in Colorado
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal agents are joining an investigation into a suspicious Colorado fire over the weekend that was so hot that flattened the apartment building and melted cars parked across the street, the Denver Post reports. The 11 p.m. Saturday fire broke out in an apartment building that is under construction in Glendale, which…
Levinson Family Wants to Meet with New FBI Director After News That He Worked for CIA
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The family of former FBI agent Robert Levinson wants to meet with the new agency’s new director following recent reports that he was working for the CIA when he vanished, CNN reports. FBI Director James Comey was supposed to meet with the family before the recent revelations but has delayed his…
New Generation of FBI Agents Adds Youth, Passion to Fight Global Terrorism
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It hasn’t been long since the FBI’s primary focus was putting away bank robbers, kidnappers and gang members. That focus has dramatically shifted in the post-9/11 era, creating a new generation of counterterrorism experts who know the ins and outs of al Qaeda and Hezbollah, Newsweek reports. Most of the counterterrorism experts…