Attorney Charged with Orchestrating Murder of FBI Informant on Trial – Again

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Prominent New Jersey attorney Paul Bergrin, who is accused of using his law firm to commit crimes, including drug trafficking, prostitution and the murder of an FBI informant, is on trial in Newark federal court, Reuters reports.  The trial began Tuesday and is the prosecution’s second attempt at landing a conviction against…

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Ex-Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to 8 Months in Prison for Helping Relative Cross Border

  Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  A former Border Patrol agent who helped his fugitive brother-in-law sneak into the U.S. from a California crossing will serve eight months in prison, Government Security News reports. While on duty at San Ysidro port of entry, Silva helped his brother-in-law, Julio Cesar Landaverde-Valdez, cross the border by entering false information…

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ACLU Lashes Out at FBI for Refusing to Release Details of Warrantless GPS Spying

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The ACLU is incensed that the FBI won’t hand over details of how agents have used warrantless GPS trackers on cars to monitor suspects, Salon.com reports. Responding to a request for public information, the FBI redacted virtually every word from the records, saying the information is privileged, Salon.com reports. The ACLU wants…

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