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Undersheriff Accused of Tipping Off Suspect in Large Marijuana Shipment
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An undersheriff in Illinois is accused of tipping off a business owner about a DEA investigation into the shipment of more than 60,000 pounds of marijuana, the Daily Herald reports. A sergeant at the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office leveled the accusations against Undersheriff Andrew Zinke, who is running for sheriff in 2014,…
ACLU Sues U.S. Customs and Border Protection Over Ban on Photographing Border Crossings
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The ACLU filed suit against the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency over a policy prohibiting the use of cameras and video recorders near U.S. crossing points, the ACLU announced on its site Thursday. The ACLU said the policy violates the constitutional rights of citizens to take pictures. The suit alleges the…
NYC Police Officer Charged in Detailed Rape, Cannibalism Plot
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The plot was as disturbing as it was precise. The FBI said they discovered detailed records of at least 100 women’s height, weight, dates of birth and bra sizes at the home of a New York police officer. Turns out, the list was part of a gruesome plot to kidnap, rape, cook…
FBI Probes Letters Designed to Scare Florida Voters from the Voting Polls
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating potential voter intimidation after official-looking letters questioning people’s eligibility to vote began turning up in mailboxes in at least 28 Florida counties, NBC News reports. “We’re taking it as a serious situation,” David Couvertier, a spokesman for the FBI in Tampa, told NBC News on Wednesday. “We’re looking…
Border Patrol Agent Settles Whistleblower Retaliation Claim Over Comments About Port Angeles Station
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent who said he and his family were subjected to “ugly harassment” by federal officials in retaliation for complaining that the Port Angeles station is wasting resources reached a settlement with the agency, the Associated Press reports. Christian Sanchez settled with Border Patrol over his whistleblower retaliation claim during…
ATF Whistleblower Vince Cefalu Reinstated While Federal Board Investigates His Case
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The ATF special agent who was fired recently after blowing the whistle on the failed gun-running operation, Fast and Furious returned to his job, the Reno Gazette-Journal reports. Vince Cefalu is back on the payroll for at least 45 days while the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, which oversees federal employment…
City of Joliet Considers New Detention Center for Immigrants
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The city of Joliet in Illinois could be home to a new detention center for immigrants facing deportation after residents of suburban Crete derailed a similar plan in their city, the Chicago Tribune reports. Joliet officials are considering the plan but were short on specifics. The Tribune said City Manager Tom Thanas…
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(Joe Oden / Pioneer Press)The building, which hasn been used as a regular courthouse for more than 40 years, will be the site of a special event to mark the 150th anniversary of the building and Law Day, a national celebration of the rule of law and the justice system.you come to Stillwater and you…