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Retired Federal Michigan Judge Wendell A. Miles Dies at 97
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Retired U.S. District Judge Wendell A. Miles of the Western District of Michigan died last Wednesday. He was 97. Miles was appointed to the bench in 1974 by President Richard Nixon. Twelve years later, he took senior status and continued to hear cases until the end of 2008 when he took…
New Documentary on JFK Assassination Suggests Secret Service Accidentally Shot JFK
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The endless search for answers in the JFK assassination was the impetus for yet another film. “JFK: The Smoking Gun” pursues this question: Did a Secret Service Agent accidentally shoot President Kennedy in Dallas in November of 1963? The docudrama that will air on ReelzChannel is based on the book, “Mortal Error:…
Closing Arguments to Begin in Murder, Racketeering Trial of ‘Whitey’ Bulger
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The murder and racketeering case against accused mobster James ‘Whitey” Bulger may have reached its final days as prosecutors and defense attorneys prepare to present lengthy closing arguments today, the Associated Press wrote. The nearly eight-week trial will give way to closing arguments after jurors heard testimony about 19 killings in which…
Federal Agencies Complain of Being Unable to Access NSA’s Surveillance Information
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal intelligence agencies have been complaining of a lack of access to the NSA’s trove of surveillance information, creating what the New York Times called “turf fights.” The Times reports that the NSA has been rejecting numerous requests for information from agencies working on cases that range from cyberattacks to money laundering….
Report: FBI Background Checks Are Riddled with Inaccuracies That Cost People Jobs
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As employers increasingly rely on FBI background checks before hiring prospective employees, a new report shows the process is riddled with errors and omissions, The Columbus Dispatch reports. The report from the Employment Law Project estimates that 1.8 million workers are subjected to faulty background checks. “As millions of workers struggle to…
USA Today Exclusive: FBI Allowed Informants to Commit 5,600 Crimes
By Brad Heath USA Today WASHINGTON — The FBI gave its informants permission to break the law at least 5,658 times in a single year, according to newly disclosed documents that show just how often the nation’s top law enforcement agency enlists criminals to help it battle crime. The U.S. Justice Department ordered the FBI…
Ex-F.B.I. Agent Is Charged In Plot to Sell Documents
By Benjamin Weiser New York Times A former F.B.I. special agent has been accused of conspiring to sell confidential bureau documents to a Bangladeshi man who was seeking to harm the reputation of a political rival in his native country, authorities said Friday The former agent, Robert Lustyik, was with the Federal Bureau of Investigation…