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FBI Crime Lab Overstated Accuracy of Forensic Tests Used to Prosecutor Suspects
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s crime lab has come under intense scrutiny after a Justice Department review showed the bureau bungled up to tens of thousands of cases, the Huffington Post reports. Flawed forensic work means many innocent people are likely behind bars, the Huffington Post wrote. The errors were first exposed in a Washington…
FBI Brings Heat on Small Indiana Town over Questionable Bid Awards
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com City officials in a small Indiana town were served grand jury subpoenas as part of an investigation involving loans and grants since 2007, FOX 19 reports. The mayor, city council president and treasurer were served in what a city councilman described as illegal bid-awarding deals. FOX 19 wrote that state police and…
FBI: Guns Killed More Than 550 Children Between 2006-2010
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Firearms killed more than 550 children ages 12 and under between 2006 and 2010, the Associated Press reports, citing FBI records. The number of deaths which do not include accidental shootings, have been relatively consistent throughout the five-year period – about 112 annually. Those deaths are getting closer scrutiny following the shooting…
Man Impersonates Cop in Wake of Connecticut Elementary School Massacre
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com What is it with people impersonating FBI agents? Usually it’s a scam to get personal information or money. But in a case out of Williamsburg, VA, the motive is a lot less clear. WAVY.com reported Wednesday that Joseph Wilson was going door-to-door, saying he was examining the area in the wake of…
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NYT Editorial: New Obama Administration Announces Immigration Policy for Smarter Enforcement
New York Times Editorial The Obama administration on Friday announced a policy change that — if it works — should lead to smarter enforcement of the immigration laws, with greater effort spent on deporting dangerous felons and less on minor offenders who pose no threat. The new policy places stricter conditions on when Immigration and…
ATF Hamstrung by Weak Gun Laws, Legislative Restrictions
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The ATF’s ability to curb gun violence is severely hampered by legislative restrictions and loopholes in federal gun laws, the New York Times reports, citing law enforcement officials. Making matters worse, the agency has been without a permanent director for six years. To start, current law bars ATF from creating a federal…
Montgomery County Joins Other Areas in Bid for New FBI Headquarters
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The competition for a new FBI headquarters and thousands of new jobs now includes Montgomery County, a suburban D.C. County in Maryland, the Washington Post reports. Montgomery joins Prince George County in Maryland and Fairfax County and Alexandria in Virginia to the list of places soliciting developers and consulting with federal officials…