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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…
High-Ranking DOJ Official Tries to Improve Life for Native Americans
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DOJ’s third-highest official is traveling to the Dakotas to for a hearing on the impact of violence on Native Americans and their children, the Associated Press reports. “One of the reasons why it’s important for me to go to Indian country periodically is to remind myself that people living there do…
Border Patrol Agent Finds 2-Year-Old Boy Left Behind in Desert in New Mexico
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal authorities are trying to figure out the identity of a 2-year-old boy who was found in the desert, the El Paso Times reports. A Border Patrol agent spotted the child and a man between Anapra and the Santa Teresa point of entry in New Mexico. The man fled back to Mexico…