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FBI Questions Suspect in Attack on U.S. Consulate in Benghazi
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has finally been given access to a man suspected of being involved in the Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, sources close to the case told the Washington Times. Sources told the Times that the suspect is being detained and questioned. Authorities found the man, Farai…
Border Patrol to Shift Focus from Arizona to Texas to Stop Mexican Gangs
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol is shifting much of its attention from Arizona to Texas as increasing numbers of Mexican gangs smuggle people and drugs into the country, The Guardian reports. Authorities believe the agency’s success in tightening the borders in Arizona has prompted gangs and other lawbreakers to gain access in remote areas of…
Fed Employees Warned to Stay Away from App for Thrift Savings Plan
By Nextgov.com Officials are urging federal employees to steer clear of a new third-party application that may be fishing for personal information about their Thrift Savings Plan government retirement accounts. “A free iPhone App, TSP Funds, currently being offered through the Apple App store asks TSP participants for their account login information,” TSP said in…
J. Edgar Hoover’s ex-Top Aide Cartha “Deke” DeLoach Dead at 92
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Cartha “Deke” DeLoach, a former top aide to FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, died Wednesday in South Carolina at age 92, the Island Packett newspaper reported. He was a longtime resident of Hilton Head Island. The paper reported that he worked on the investigation into the slaying of Martin Luther King…
FBI’s Probe of Dallas County District Attorney Began 20 Months Ago
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has been investigating Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins for at least 20 months, but the focus of the inquiry remains unclear, the WFAA News 8 reports. News 8 reported that FBI agents with subpoenas and questions entered Watkins’ courthouse office on July 13, 2011. One thing is clear, according…
Key Republican Congressman Wants Answers on Report of Racism at Justice Department
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A report that chronicled “hostile, racist and inappropriate behavior” among Justice Department employees has prompted a senior Republican in Congress to question why the workers are still employed, the Washington Times repots. Sen. Chuck Grassley’s inquiry follows an alarming report by Inspector General Michael Horowitz, who found ideological differences that were disrupting…
Colorado Fugitive Joins the FBI’s ‘Ten Most Wanted Fugitives’ list in Connection with Stabbing
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Meet the FBI’s newest member of the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list. His name is Edwin Ernesto Rivera Gracias, a 28-year-old man with ties to a violent international gang, ABC News reports. Rivera Gracias is wanted in the stabbing death of Denver resident Richard Limon, whose half-naked body was found on…
Opinion: Why ATF Should Be Permitted to Track Gun Sales Via Computers
By Constantine von Hoffman CIO In a time when drinking water is a politically polarizing issue it is hardly surprising gun control in America is practically bringing people to blows. There is a simple solution to the problem. Unfortunately it requires looking at facts. First there is the fact that the term “gun control”…