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Can FBI Tap Into Cell Phones without a Warrant? Arguments Begin in Federal Court Today
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s use of cell-phone tracking technology will go on trial this afternoon. At issue is stingray devices, which use legitimate cell towers to connect to mobile devices, CNET reports. Civil libertarians argue the devices violate Americans’ Fourth Amendment right to reasonable privacy and want to impose limits on them, in the…
Columnists Offer Alternatives to Immigrant Detention That Include Private-Sector Supervision
By Julie Myers Wood and Steve J. Martin Washington Times Congress held two hearings this month to examine the government’s decision to release more than 2,000 immigrants from detention for budgetary reasons. The good news is that committee members of both parties used these hearings to focus on the core issue: our flawed immigration-detention system….
Recent Addition to 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List Surrenders in Colorado to Face Murder Charge
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Less than two weeks after being added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, Edwin Ernesto Rivera Gracias voluntarily returned from El Salvador to Colorado to be charged with first-degree murder, USA Today reports. Rivera Gracias, who surrendered after the FBI announced a $100,000 reward, was wanted for the Colorado slaying…
Meet the New Secret Service Director Julia A. Pierson
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It created a buzz in D.C. before the announcement. President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced his intention to name Julia A. Pierson as the 23rd Director of the U.S. Secret Service and the first woman to head the agency. The following is a press release that was posted on the Secret…
Deirdre L. Fike to Head Up FBI’s Anchorage Division
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Deirdre L. Fike, who most recently was an inspector for the Inspection Division at headquarters, has been assigned to head up the FBI’s Anchorage Division. Fike began her FBI career in 1989 and was first assigned to Louisville, where she investigated violent crimes and served as a crisis negotiator and a…
Border Patrol Agent Arrested After Failing to Report Big Cash Deposits
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been arrested on allegations of avoiding federal reporting requirements when he deposited more than $61,000 in cash, the Associated Press reports. Raimundo Borjas is on leaving pending an investigation. Authorities said most of the money was in $100 bills and was frayed and dirty. Borjas has…
Violent Street Gang Busted for Allegedly Controlling Drug Trade in Atlantic City
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Authorities arrested 25 people Tuesday tied to a violent street gang accused of using force and threats to control the drug trade in Atlantic City, the FBI announced. The FBI said the arrests are a “significant blow” to the gang known as “Dirty Block” or “Crime Fam.” The gang is accused of…
Health Officials Ask FBI to Investigate Disappearance of Vial of Deadly Venezuelan Virus
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging the FBI to investigate the disappearance of a deadly Venezuelan virus from a bio lab in Texas, ABC World News reports. “CDC reported the incident to the FBI and we understand that the FBI will initiate an investigation concerning the reported incident,” Dr….