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Ooops! U.S. Marshals Service Loses Track of at Least 2,000 Encrypted Two-Way Radios
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Here’s an embarrassing revelation about the U.S. Marshals Service. Devlin Barrett of the Wall Street Journal reports that the agency has lost track of at least 2,000 encrypted two-way radios and other communication devices valued at millions of dollars. The Journal cites internal agency documents, and notes that “some within…
6 Colombians Charged in Kidnapping, Murder of DEA Agent in Taxi Cab
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Six Colombians accused of in the death of a DEA agent last month have been indicted by a federal grand jury for kidnapping and murder, the Associated Press reports. DEA Agent Terry Watson was working in Colombia when he was allegedly attacked in a taxi cab in what officials say was a…
Obama’s No. 2 Choice for Homeland Security Post Is Subject of Investigation
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama’s nominee for the No. 2 job at Homeland Security is under investigation following allegations that he obtained a special visa after the initial application was denied by the U.S., the Associated Press reports. The department’s inspector general warned Congress in an email that Alejandro Mayorkas is under investigation for allegedly…
Former Official: Some Justice Department Employees Acted As Racial Advocates, Not Mediators
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former high-ranking Justice Department official accused some in the agency of using their positions to advocate race over law, the Washington Times reports. Ondray T. Harris, former director of the agency’s Community Relations Service, said he often delivered warnings to employees for advocating racial issues because of perceived biases. One…
Ex-CIA Chief Compares NSA Leaker Snowden to Boston Marathon Bombers
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Of all the ways to describe Edward Snowden, former CIA and NSA chief Michael Hayden may have come up with the most incendiary. In an interview with Financial Review, an Austrian publication, Hayden compared Snowden to the Boston Marathon bombers. “I don’t think Snowden spied for the money, and he probably did…
Reality Show to Feature Alleged Accomplice in ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s Murder, Racketeering Trial
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Sure, Patrick Nee has been connected to five murders in the trial of reputed gangster James “Whitey” Bulger. But that hasn’t stopped the Disney Channel from featuring Nee on a reality show on the Discovery Channel about bookies in Boston, the Boston Globe reports. “I’m absolutely disgusted,” said Tommy Donahue,…
ACLU Urges Florida Authorities to Open Investigation into FBI-Involved Shooting of Chechen
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Tired of the FBI’s refusal to describe what happened when an agent shot and killed Ibragim Todashev in an Orlando condo, the ACLU is urging Florida authorities to investigate, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The ACLU also wants to know about the Orlando police officer who was at the condo when the May…
Janet Napolitano’s Job at Department of Homeland Security Is Not Only High-Ranking Post Available
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Janet Napolitano’s job as head of the Department of Homeland Security is not the only high-ranking position available there, NPR reports. According to the NPR, 15 top jobs at DHS are vacant or about to be, and lawmakers won’t fill the jobs. The openings raise questions about whether DHS is too large…