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FBI Nabs More than 150 Men for Forcing 105 Teenage Girls into Prostitution
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI arrested more than 150 men over the past few days as part of a nationwide crackdown on child prostitution, the New York Times reports. The men are accused of forcing more than 100 teenage girls – some as young as 13 – into prostitution. The arrests are part of a…
Ex-Figure in Boston’s Underworld to Testify in ‘Whitey’ Bulger Murder Trial
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Patrick Nee literally wrote the book on mob life. And despite serious allegations that he was involved in drugs, guns and even helping bury a body, Nee remains free of jail. The Boston Globe reports that Nee is expected soon to testify in the murder and racketeering trial of reputed…
Homeland Security Returns Saddam Hussein’s Gold-Laden Sword to Iraq
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When the U.S. invaded Iraq, Saddam Hussein’s personal office was looted. One of those items was a gold-laden, 43-inch sword with an embellished blade and Arabic writing to the Iraqi ambassador, the Associated Press reports. The AP wrote that an American combat historian brought back the sword, which DHS said was a…
Homeland Security Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Porn
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Homeland Security supervisor who has been suspended pleaded guilty Monday to possession of child pornography in U.S. District Court in Buffalo, The Buffalo News reports. Steven Metz, 41, faces up to 10 years in prison after he was busted with more than 600 images and videos of child porn on his…
Senate Overwhelmingly Approves James Comey as Next FBI Director
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com No surprise here. The Senate, by a vote of 93 to 1 gave the nod Monday to make James Comey the next FBI director. He’ll replace Robert S. Mueller III, who headed the agency for a dozen years, according to the Washington Post. Comey, 52, was a senior Justice Department official…
Column: Crime Stats for Short Attention Spans
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office. By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com Recent studies have shown that, because of the barrage of technology like the social media, our attention spans are about half what they…
NYPD Commissioner Kelly Quiet on Whether He’s Interested in Top Homeland Security Post
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com If NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly is interested in the top post at Homeland Security, he’s not saying anything about it, CBS New York reports. Kelly is believed to be on President Obama’s short list to replace Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. “I think Ray Kelly is one of the best there is,…
Man Fooled by Fake FBI Warning, Hands Over Computer with Child Porn
Steve Nevling ticklethewire.com A 21-year-old man fell for an Internet virus that claimed he owed a fine for looking at child porn. When Jay Matthew Riley went to a local police department to pay his fine, he was arrested on multiple charges of child porn, accruing to the Prince William County Police Department, ABC 7…