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AG Holder Says Justice Department Is ‘Broken,” Needs to Handle Racial Inequalities
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric Holder reflected on his life as a black man in a Queens neighborhood, Huffington Post reports. Holder said the experience shed light on the challenges facing African Americans, many of whom ended up in jail when he was growing up. “Kids who I grew up with, who I played…
Homeland Security Employees Routinely Misuse Overtime Money
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security employees are helping themselves to unearned overtime, costing the federal agency a lot of money, whistleblowers are reporting, according to the Washington Post. The overtime can add as much as 25% to a paycheck and is used as an incentive for new employees, the Post reported. The federal Office of…
Letter to the Editor: Crisis at the FBI
This letter was sent to a number of news outlets. By Ellen Glasser President, Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI As individuals, we regularly examine our priorities to make decisions as we manage our checkbooks. As citizens, we expect our elected leaders to do the same with our government checkbook. The effects of…
Anger Over NSA Surveillance Could Lead to Broad Changes in Intelligence Gathering
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Is the intelligence community on the verge of a major shakeup? Maybe so, the USA Today reports. As public pressure builds against the NSA over more revelations over international and domestic spying, lawmakers are considering major overhauls. “It is time for serious and meaningful reforms so we can restore confidence in our…
NSA Leaker Edward Snowden Lands Job in Russia Working for Website
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One of America’s most wanted men is making ends meet working for a website in Russia, Reuters reports. Edward Snowden, who is on temporary asylum after escaping arrest in the U.S. for revealing confidential documents, landing a job at a “large Russian site.” Snowden is wanted by the U.S. for disclosing secret…
ACLU Report: FBI Has No Safeguards to Protect Against Constitutional Violations
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s lack of safeguards in collecting suspicious activity leads to privacy violations as well as racial and religious profiling, the ACLU claimed in a new report, the Washington Post reports. The FBI collects so-called “suspicious activity” records using the eGuardian system, which has caused confusion among different law enforcement agencies, the…
Toothless Bandit? Beer Gut Bandit? Bank Robbers Get Unfortunate Nicknames
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Some serial bank robbers have unfortunate monickers. Consider these three robbers wanted by FBI agents in San Diego County – the “Toothless Bandit,” the “Beer Gut Bandit” and the “Bomb Bandit.” The three men are wanted for at least a dozen bank robberies in San Diego County, reports NBC San Diego. Each…
Could Chris Brown Be Saved from Prison by Secret Service?
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service, which protects the president, may come to the aid of actor and R&B singer Chris Brown, TMZ reports. A Secret Service agent witnessed a melee early Saturday between Brown and another man. The agent said a witness told police that Brown never struck the alleged victim, despite cops saying…