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FBI Headquarters Sits on Prime Real Estate That Could Fetch Money for New Facility
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s headquarters may be a crumbling eyesore, but it sits on prime real estate – midway between the White House and the U.S. Capitol. With tight budgets, the federal government is hoping it can land big bucks for the space underneath the J. Edgar Hoover building to help offset the costs of…
Former FBI Agent, Wife Face Prison Today in Investment Fraud Case That Targeted Seniors
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former FBI agent and his wife face prison time Tuesday for preying on seniors in an investment fraud case, the Associated Press reports. John and Sara Graves, of Fredericksburg, Va., were convicted in April of mail fraud, conspiracy and four counts of wire fraud. Prosecutors said the couple opened an investment…
Hate Crimes Drop Nationwide in 2011, But More Attacks Against Gays, Lesbians
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Fewer people reported hate crimes in 2011, but those based on sexual orientation rose, the FBI said Monday. Reported hate crimes dropped 6%, to about 6,200, according to the recently released Hate Crime Statistics. About half the hate crimes were racially motivated and predominately targeted African Americans. In a press release, the…
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FBI Agent Jarrod Petrelli Dead at 34
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Jarrod M. Petrelli died young, and he died suddenly. The St. Louis FBI agent, who was 34, about to turn 35, died at a training conference in Florida, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The paper reported that he died last week of natural causes. He worked violent gangs during his four…
Husband Kills TSA Baggage Inspector in Murder Suicide at Cleveland Airport Parking Lot
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A bagage inspector for the Transportation Security Administration was fatally shot by her husband Sunday morning in a murder-suicide at the Cleveland airport, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported. The shooting took place in the employee parking lot of the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, the paper reported. The paper identified the TSA…
Investigation: Border Patrol Investigations of Agent-Involved Shootings are shoddy
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. Border Patrol agents rarely are held accountable over shootings, and investigations are done in the dark, an Arizona Daily Star investigation has found. In one case, the newspaper wrote that one agent-involved shooting has remained secret and ongoing for three years Scrutiny on the federal agency is increasing after several well-publicized…
Justice Department Probes School District Over Alleged School-to-Prison Pipeline
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department is investigating a Mississippi school district that is accused of sending predominately black and disabled children to jail without probable cause for minor offenses, the Associated Press reports. A suit filed by the Justice Department said jail is used as “a medium for school discipline,” the AP reported. The…