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Feds Want Jesse Jackson to Serve 4 Years in Prison
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com CHICAGO — Jesse Jackson Jr., who was a fixture of the political landscape here, and carried the mantal of an iconic name in the civil rights movement, may be going away to prison for a fair amount of time if federal prosecutors have their way. NPR reports that federal prosecutors in…
The Post and Courier Editorial: “Mr. Holder Should Spare the President That Overdue Task by Resigning”
By Post and Courier Editorial A Justice Department official insisted Wednesday that Attorney General Eric Holder has a “long-standing belief that protecting and defending the First Amendment is essential to our democracy.” That’s hard to reconcile with the department’s wide-ranging wiretapping of Associated Press editors and reporters last year. Also hard to reconcile is…
Weekend Series on Crime: The Deadly Los Zetas Drug Organization
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Judge: ATF Agent Not Negligent While Driving Through Red Light to Murder Scene
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A federal judge ruled that an ATF agent was not negligent when he drove through a red light with his emergency lights on and collided with another car at a suburban Detroit intersection in 2010, The News-Herald reports. Saying Agent William Temple “exercised due care” while driving to a murder scene, U.S….
Abuctions by Non-Custodial Parents up 50 Percent in Last Year
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is reporting a disturbing trend in non-custodial parents abducting their children to retaliate against the legal custodian. Instances of such abuse rose 50% last year, the FBI reported. The reasons vary from seeking revenge to trying to get the former partner back. “Unfortunately, the threat of violence – and death…
Al Gore to Twitterverse: Privacy Should be a Priority
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Former Vice President Al Gore launched an unusual assault on the Obama administration over the revelation that the federal government is tracking cell phone records, The Washington Post reports. “In digital era, privacy must be a priority,” Gore tweeted Wednesday. “Is it just me, or is secret blanket surveillance obscenely outrageous?” The…
U.S House Approves Spending Increase in Homeland Security’s Budget, But Veto Looms
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com While many federal agencies are getting the budget ax, the House of Representatives on Thursday approved a nearly $1 billion increase in the Department of Homeland Security’s $39 billion budget, Reuters reports. The Republican-controlled chamber voted predominately along party lines, 245-182. But the budget plan faces a possible veto from President Obama…
Fox2: Off-Duty FBI Agent Almost Shoots Detroit Cop in ‘Lame Brain’ Incident
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — Here’s a story that’s very bizarre and dangerous. Fox2’s Charlie LeDuff reports that an off-duty FBI agent almost shot a Detroit cop on Wednesday at a gas station in Detroit in the Corktown area during a “lame brain” incident. He reports that the Detroit Police Department was simulating…