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Experts: Reductions to Border Patrol Budget Could Weaken Border from Drug Smugglers
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Officials worry that cuts to the Border Patrol budget will weaken protection from drug smugglers and human traffickers, the Kansas City Star reports. The cuts will go into effect unless President Obama and Congress can reach a compromise soon to avert the so-called fiscal cliff, the Star wrote. Some experts said the…
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Sorting out our feelings on most of these things was actually easy for me and Scott. (It was the emotional pull that gave me second thoughts.) We have similar goals for the future, and we realized that with our temperaments, one child would be best for our marriage. We’re happy for our friends who are…
Four ATF Leaders Face Termination; Disciplinary Board Recommends Firings
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Four senior ATF managers behind the botched Fast and Furious gun-smuggling investigation face termination after a disciplinary board recommended they be fired, the Washington Times reports. The ATF Professional Review Board recommended the termination of the four managers, William Newell, former special agent in charge of the ATF’s Phoenix office; George Gillett,…
Justice Department Will Ignore Today’s Decriminalization of Pot in Washington State
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Washington state residents who smoke pot today in celebration of the first day of marijuana decriminalization better be on the watch for federal authorities, the Justice Department said Wednesday, the Washington Post reports. “Regardless of any changes in state law, including the change that will go into effect on Dec. 6 in…
Border Patrol Agents Find $52,000 Hidden in Laundry Detergent Box
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com This was no ordinary laundry detergent. Agents at a Mexican border crossing near El Paso found $52,000 vacuum-sealed and stuffed into a detergent box, KFOX/CNN reports. Edgar Lopez Chavez, 36, was arrested while trying to cross into Mexico, where he is a citizen. U.S. law requires anyone with more than $10,000…
Suspect in U.S. Consulate Attack Demands Lawyer During FBI Interrogation
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A suspect in custody in the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya said he wants his attorney present during FBI interrogations, the Associated Press reports. Tunisian Ali Harzi is “strongly suspected” of being involved in the assault by armed men in the Libyan city of Benghazi, the AP reported. That…
Investigation of D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray Focuses on Campaign Finance Disclosure
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal investigation of Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray is zeroing in on allegations that campaign staffers promised donors that their contributions wouldn’t be recorded publicly, the Washington Post reports. The idea was to collect money under-the-table so the incumbent Mayor Adrian Fenty wouldn’t retaliate, the Post reported, citing three anonymous sources….