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Whistleblower Says Obama Administration at Fault for Delayed Benghazi Investigation
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Obama administration’s characterization of the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya on Sept. 11, 2012, slowed the down the investigation, a key Benghazi whistleblower said, Fox News reports. “I definitely believe that it negatively affected our ability to get the FBI team quickly to Benghazi,” Greg Hicks, the deputy chief…
U.S., Russia Try to Repair Decades of Distrust to Protect Each Other from Common Threats
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Mutual distrust between the U.S. and Russia is threatening to jeopardize cooperation between the FBI and Russia’s Federal Security Service, the Washington Post reports. Cooperation over security threats is guarded and restrained, making it difficult for the two countries to share information about mutual safety concerns. The Boston Marathon bombing has prompted…
ACLU: FBI Accessing Private Emails Without Warrants
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is accessing private emails of suspects without as much as a warrant, records obtained by the ACLU suggest, according to NBC News. The documents “paint a troubling picture of the government’s email surveillance practices,” wrote Nathan Freed Wessler, attorney with the ACLU’s Speech, Privacy and Technology Project. “Not only does…
Suspect in Abductions, Rape of 3 Girls in Cleveland is Charged
OTHER STORIES OF INTEREST Man Convicted of 1981 Killings Gets New Trial Because of FBI Errors Former FBI Chief Expected to Announce Candidacy for Buffalo Mayor Washington D.C. Pediatrician Arrested on Charges of Child Porn FBI Kept Eye on 9 Democrats in New York State Democrats
Cleveland Browns Owner Apologized to Fans for Federal Probe of Truck Company
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As the FBI continues to investigate fraud inside his truck-stop company, Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam told fans he was embarrassed and planned to return glory to the football team, Sports Illustrated reports. Speaking at the Northeastern Ohio Chapter of the National Football Foundation’s annual scholar-athlete banquet, Haslam expressed regrets over his…
New Special Agent in Charge Takes Over FBI Office in Denver
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s Denver office has a new leader. Thomas P. Ravenelle, who most recently served in the inspection division at FBI’s headquarters in Washington D.C., has been named as special agent in charge of the Denver office, CBS Denver reports. He replaces James Yacone, who left in March to work for the…
How Did Kidnappers of 3 Ohio Women Elude Detection for So Long? Authorities Investigating
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Investigators are questioning how three Ohio women were held in captivity for a decade inside a Cleveland house without being detected. As authorities arrested three brothers in the kidnapping Tuesday, investigators are talking to neighbors to see what, if anything, people have heard or seen at the house, Reuters reports. Cleveland Mayor…
Border Patrol Says Mountaintop Drug Spotters Eluding Authorities Because of Rules of Engagement
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The head of the U.S. Border Patrol told senators Tuesday that rules of engagement are too constraining and making it difficult to combat armed drug cartel spotters while atop U.S. mountains, the Washington Times reports. Cartels traditionally send out spotters on U.S. territory to inspect border protection. Border Patrol Chief Michael J….