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![Ex-HSI Special Agent Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Bribery](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/homeland-security-investigations.jpeg)
Ex-HSI Special Agent Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Prison for Bribery
A former special agent with Homeland Security Investigations was sentenced Tuesday to more than 10 years in prison for accepting bribes linked to organized crime.
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Border Patrol’s Swanson Sector Gets New Leader
Robert N. Garcia has been named the new chief patrol agent of Border Patrol’s Swanson Sector, CBP announced Monday.
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CBP Increases Recruitment Incentives for Newly Appointed Border Patrol Agent Applicants
CBP is boosting its recruitment incentive to up to $20,000 for newly appointed Border Patrol agent applicants as the agency faces hiring challenges.
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Head of FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office Recuses Himself from Investigation
Donald Alway, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, has officially recused himself from an investigation into a lawyer who has ties to his family.
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Suspected Smugglers Kill CBP Officer, Wound 2 Others in Shootout
A CBP agent was killed and two other agents were wounded Thursday in a shootout with suspected smugglers aboard a vessel off the coast of Puerto Rico.
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Head of Trump’s Secret Service Detail on Jan. 6 Detail Testifies Before House Select Committee
The head of former President Trump’s Secret Service detail on Jan. 6, 2021, testified Thursday before the House select committee investigating the insurrection, CNN reports.
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FBI, Homeland Security Have Failed to Adequately Address Domestic Terrorism, Senate Committee Concludes
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are not doing enough to address the rising threat of domestic terrorism, an investigation by the Senate Homeland Security Committee found.