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IRS Accused of Political Bias Against Conservative Groups Trying to Get Tax-Exempt Status
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department’s probe into the IRS includes questions about whether the tax agency withheld information from Congress and targeted members of conservative groups, the Washington Times reports. A government audit released Tuesday found that the IRS innapropriately singled out the Tea Party and other conservative groups because of their politically charged…
Injured Border Patrol Agent Airlifted from Remote Mountain Area in California
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent was rescued after tumbling down a 15-foot bluff while on solo patrol in remote mountains in San Diego County, ABC 10 News reports. The agent suffered head, arm and leg injuries around 7 a.m. Tuesday and radioed his colleagues for help. Fellow agents rushed to his side and…
Ex-FBI Agent Reaches Plea Deal in Case Accusing Him of Possessing, Distributing Child Porn
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former FBI agent who worked on high-profile cases has reached a plea deal with prosecutors who accuse him of possessing and distributing child pornography, the Associated Press reports. In the deal, 54-year-old Donald J. Sachtleben agreed to pay $20,000 in restitution to the victim. A judge must still approve the plea…
Philadelphia Division of ATF Has New Leader with 20 Years of Federal Law Enforcement Experience
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Twenty-year veteran Essam Rabadi became the new special agent in charge this month, Philly.com reports. Rabadi, a native of Yonkers, N.Y., became an ATF special agent in 1992, three years after he started off as a local police officer, Philly.com reported. Rabadi supervised the Philadelphia division’s drug-trafficking task force from 2000 to…
Atty. General Eric Holder Says He Recused Himself in Justice Department Leak Probe Involving Associated Press
By Sari Horwitz and William Branigin Washington Post WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Tuesday that he recused himself from involvement in a Justice Department leak investigation that secretly acquired telephone records of Associated Press journalists. But in response to questions at a news conference, he defended the department’s conduct in probing…
Atty. General Eric Holder Orders a Criminal Probe into IRS Shenanigans
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Nixonian-like probing by the IRS into conservative organizations is causing a stir. The Washington Post reports that Attorney General Eric Holder has ordered a criminal into the matter. “I have ordered an investigation to be done,” Holder said Tuesday. ”The FBI is coordinating with the Justice Department to see if…
Justice Department Secretly Monitored Phone Calls at Associated Press in “Unprecedented Intrusion”
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Calling it a “massive and unprecedented intrusion,” the Justice Department covertly collected two months of telephone records from reporters and editors at the Associated Press, CNN reports. The records came from the work and person phone numbers reporters and other at the AP. It’s uncertain what officials are looking for, but one…
Authorities Search for Suspect in Mother’s Day Parade Shooting
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com New Orleans police and federal authorities are on the hunt for a man they believe opened fire at a Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans that injured 19, the Associated Press reports. The suspect was identified as Akein Scott, 19, who was seen in blurry surveillance camera images of the mass shooting….