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FBI Began Experimenting with Drones in 1995, But Didn’t See Them As Viable Option
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Beginning in 1995, the FBI started experimenting with drones as a tool for video surveillance. But according to the Verge, federal authorities didn’t initially believe the drones were viable options. Now, the FBI appears to be building a drone program, according to the Verge. Records obtained by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics…
FBI Agent Testifies About 2 Police Officers Using Deadly Force on Homeless Man
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Former FBI agent John Wilson didn’t have to see much. “That would not be good proper police procedure,” Wilson testified after watching a surveillance tape of the deadly police encounter, the Los Angeles Times reports. Wilson provided expert testimony in the trial of two Fullerton police officers who are charged in the…
Dec. 8, 1963: A Look Back at Infamous Kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr.
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Just days after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, a group of amateur criminals plotted to kidnap Frank Sinatra Jr. in hopes of landing a big ransom, the FBI posted. Two 23-year-old former high school classmates from Los Angels kidnapped the son of the world’s most famous singer at the time. Sinatra…
NAACP Urges Justice Department to Probe Miami Gardens Police Action
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The NAACP in Florida is asking the Justice Department to investigate an unusual number of arrests at a convenience store in Miami Gardens, CBS Miami reports. Civil rights leaders are concerned about numerous arrests following police activity at the 207 Quickstop. One employee, for example, was cited for trespassing more than 60…
Former Prosecutor Critical of Rep. Issa’s Attack on the FBI
James Burdick is a former Wayne County prosecutor in Detroit and is a criminal defense attorney who also practices health care discipline and is a reinstatement expert at the firm of Burdick Law, P.C. in Bloomfield Hills, Mi. He has also appeared regularly on Larry King Live, Court TV, Geraldo, Good Morning America and other national…
Report: ATF Exploits Mentally Disabled People, Children During Questionable Investigations
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com ATF used some questionable tactics in investigations that included exploiting mentally challenged people, an investigation by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel showed. After reviewing thousands of documents, the paper found: ■ ATF agents befriended mentally disabled people to drum up business and later arrested them in at least four cities in addition…
Judge: FBI Has Right to Access Woman’s Facebook Posts in Lawsuit
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Be careful what you write on Facebook. In one case, the FBI has the right to access the Facebook posts of a woman who is suing the bureau over what she claims was a misguided 2011 raid, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Shaquel Adams must turn over pages from her Facebook account, particularly…
FBI Capable of Spying on Computer Users by Remotely Activating Web Cams
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The little web cam at the top of your computer may seem innocuous, but advanced technology is allowing the FBI to activate the camera and monitor you, the New York Post reports. Investigators can see real-time images by remotely turning on web cams. But that’s not it. New technology also is allowing…