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Napolitano Sharply Opposed Clemency for NSA Leaker Edward Snowden, Saying He Hurt U.S.
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com If NSA leaker Edward Snowden hopes to get clemency, it won’t be from Janet Napolitano, CNN reports. The Homeland Security secretary said on “Meet the Press” Sunday that Snowden caused significant damage to U.S. intelligence-gathering. Snowden is charged with three counts of violating the Espionage Act. OTHER STORIES OF INTEREST Dallas County…
Ex-Homeland Chief Janet Napolitano Talks About Security Issues at Winter Olympics in Russia
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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…