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The Story of 2 Dead Costa Rica Cops, the Drug Cartels and America’s Insatiable Appetite for Drugs
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 As he left for work on a January day this year, Police Officer Carlos Perez said goodbye to his wife and young…
On His Second Mission, an FBI Tactical Dog named Ape Was Killed by Gunman
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It was Ape’s second mission. The Czech German Shepherd was searching inside an abandoned bar in upstate New York for a man accused of killing four people and shooting at police officers when the suspect shot the tactical dog in the chest, the New York Times reports. Police returned fire and killed…
Reuters Editor Charged with Helping Anonymous Hack the LA Times Website
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A 26-year-old Reuters editor is charged with helping computer hacker, Anonymous, break into the LA Times’ website, the Huffington Post reports. It’s not that Matthew Keys was trying to keep his relationship with Anonymous a secret. According to the Huffington Post, Keys boasted on a blog in March 2011 that he chatted…
FBI Questions Suspect in Attack on U.S. Consulate in Benghazi
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has finally been given access to a man suspected of being involved in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, sources close to the case told the Washington Times. Sources told the Times that the suspect is being detained and questioned. Authorities found the man, Farai…
Border Patrol to Shift Focus from Arizona to Texas to Stop Mexican Gangs
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol is shifting much of its attention from Arizona to Texas as increasing numbers of Mexican gangs smuggle people and drugs into the country, The Guardian reports. Authorities believe the agency’s success in tightening the borders in Arizona has prompted gangs and other lawbreakers to gain access in remote areas of…
Fed Employees Warned to Stay Away from App for Thrift Savings Plan
By Nextgov.com Officials are urging federal employees to steer clear of a new third-party application that may be fishing for personal information about their Thrift Savings Plan government retirement accounts. “A free iPhone App, TSP Funds, currently being offered through the Apple App store asks TSP participants for their account login information,” TSP said in…
J. Edgar Hoover’s ex-Top Aide Cartha “Deke” DeLoach Dead at 92
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Cartha “Deke” DeLoach, a former top aide to FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, died Wednesday in South Carolina at age 92, the Island Packett newspaper reported. He was a longtime resident of Hilton Head Island. The paper reported that he worked on the investigation into the slaying of Martin Luther King…
FBI’s Probe of Dallas County District Attorney Began 20 Months Ago
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has been investigating Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins for at least 20 months, but the focus of the inquiry remains unclear, the WFAA News 8 reports. News 8 reported that FBI agents with subpoenas and questions entered Watkins’ courthouse office on July 13, 2011. One thing is clear, according…