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Feds Want to Run eBay Sneaker Business Implicated in Massive Pot Conspiracy
By Van Smith Baltimore City Paper BALTIMORE — The manufacturer’s suggested retail price for a pair of Nike Shox Turbo 3.2 SL running shoes is $120, but Krush NYC, an eBay seller based in a warehouse in Jessup, sells them for $79.99. That kind of markdown is what attracts the buyers that make Krush…
FBI and Secret Service Probing How Info of Big Names Landed on Internet
By Carol Cratty CNN Senior Producer Washington – The Secret Service and FBI are investigating how personal information purported to relate to first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and former first lady Hillary Clinton ended up on an Internet site, officials said Tuesday. It was not clear how much of the information was…
Dallas County DA Under Fire for Decision to Seek Charges Against Oil Heir
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal authorities are investigating Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins in connection with his decision to seek criminal mortgage fraud charges against an oil heir, the Dallas Morning News reports. Questions are swirling about whether Watkins leveled charges against oil heir Al Hill II in 2010 as a favor to political contributors,…
FBI Investigates Who Posted Personal, Financial Information on Government Officials, Celebrities
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is trying to determine who posted private financial and personal information on a website about top government leaders and celebrities such as Mel Gibson and Jay-Z, the Associated Press reports. Even the Social Security number, address and credit report of FBI Director Robert Mueller were posted on the site, which…
TSA Draw Criticism for New Policy That Would Allow Knives, Golf Clubs on Planes
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The announcement by the Transportation Security Administration last week that knives and other prohibited items will be permitted in airline cabs has incensed some travelers, lawmakers, aviation professionals and TSA employees, CNN reports. “I am aware of the argument that anything can be made into a weapon, but knives make it easy,”…
Border Patrol Workers Face Up to 40% Pay Cuts under New Budget Reductions
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol employees will lose up to 40% of their pay if they are forced to take 14 days of unpaid leave and eliminate overtime, Tucson News Now reports. The agency released a statement: “In order to address the more than half a billion in budget cuts imposed by sequestration, U.S. Customs…
FBI Overreaches to Set Up Potential Terrorists in Phony Attacks
By Business Insider Opinion The Federal Bureau of Investigation has busted an impressive number of homegrown terror plots over the past decade, but many people don’t realize how these plots materialize. In some cases, they are hatched not from a cave-dwelling fanatic, but actually from the Bureau itself. Ever since 9/11, the task of thwarting…
In Surprise Move, Judge Jails Ex-Detroit Mayor After Jury Convicts Him
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT –– In a dramatic scene, a federal judge Monday afternoon ordered Kwame Kilpatrick and Bobby Ferguson off to jail pending their sentencing on public corruption charges. After the ruling deputy U.S. Marshals approached the men, who both took off their suit jackets. They were then put in handcuffs….