FBI: Houston Business Busted for Exporting High-Tech Equipment to Russian Military

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The FBI is investigating a Houston business accused of illegally exporting high-tech equipment to Russian military and intelligence agencies, the Associated Press reports. Agents executed a search warrant Wednesday at Arc Electronics Inc. in what they said was a secret military procurement network. The AP said agents were searching for microelectronics, which…

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Ex-FBI Agent Accused of Disrupting A Probe into Military Fraud Not Jailed

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  A former New York FBI Agent accused of an “extensive scheme” to derail a criminal investigation into potential military fraud will remain free from jail – for now, reports the Salt Lake Tribune. U.S. District Court Judge Ted Stewart dismissed prosecutors claims that Robert G. Lustyik Jr., 50, would continue to disregard…

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FBI, Local Police Probe Fatal Shooting of Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Investigators in helicopters and on ATVs and horseback scoured the desert near the U.S.-Mexico line Tuesday to piece together what happened when a Border Patrol agent was fatally shot and his partner wounded in Arizona, the Associated Press reports. Authorities identified the slain agent as Nicholas Ivie, 30, who lived in Sierra…

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Justice Department Buys Never-Used State Prison in Illinois for $165 Million

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department plans to use a never-opened state prison in Illinois and turn it into a federal facility, the Chicago Tribune reports. Under President Obama’s direction and over the objections of an influential Republican congressman, the Justice Department purchased the prison for $165 million. The sale is a relief to the…

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