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DEA Agent Involved in Fatal Shooting
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A DEA agent fatally shot a man at an Indianapolis apartment complex early Thursday morning, WISHTV.com reports. DEA agents were trying to serve a search warrant on the west-side apartment when the shooting happened. More details weren’t available this morning.
Justice Department Gives Agent Permission to Publish Book Critical of Agency
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department has switched its position and said an ATF agent may publish a book about the agency’s bungled gun smuggling sting operation “Fast and Furious,” the Associated Press reports. The department said it was notifying the ACLU, which is representing ATF agent John Dodson, that the book could be published….
Man Impersonates DEA Agent For Special Access to Clubs
Benjamin William Mejias wanted special access to Orlando-area strip clubs and nightclubs. To do so, the 41-year-old convicted felon posed as a DEA agent, even wearing a shirt with the bureau’s initials and carrying fake badges, ABC News reports. Meijas is in the Orange County Jail on federal charges of impersonating a federal agent and…
Justice Department Memo Suggests Leakers Face Firing Squad?
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Leak information and you face a firing squad from the Justice Department. So suggests a page of the ATF’s online manual, some employees complained, reports the Washington Times. With the recent mass shootings and leaks, some ATF employees were offended, saying the agency already fosters a hostile environment for whistleblowers. ATF authorities…
Defense: FBI’s Tests On Ricin Were Unreliable, Shouldn’t be Allowed in Court
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An Ohio man charged with creating the deadly toxin ricin is arguing that the FBI’s tests on the white powder found in his home were faulty, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. The defense team for Jeff Boyd Levenderis, 65, argued during an evidentiary hearing Tuesday that the FBI’s findings were unreliable and…
Former Detroit U.S. Attorney Roy Hayes Dies at 73
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT –– Roy C. (Joe) Hayes was one of those U.S. Attorneys who took the job seriously, but seemed to enjoy what he did while keeping a pretty good sense of humor about him. I got to know Joe when I was a reporter at the Detroit News covering the…
Investigators Baffled by Discovery of 4 Dry Ice Bombs at Los Angeles Airport
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Authorities are dumbfounded after more dry ice explosions at a Los Angeles Airport on Monday night, the Los Angeles Times reports. Investigators are trying to determine how someone placed four dry ice bombs – two of which detonated – at restricted areas. The devices apparently were found outside the terminal near planes, according…