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Lawmakers Upset Over Rift Between Reno ATF and U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nevada
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Three members of Congress are increasingly putting pressure on Attorney General Eric Holder to explain the U.S. Attorney’s dysfunctional relationship with the Reno-based ATF office, Main Justice reports. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nevada has refused to prosecute ATF cases in the Reno office, leaving as many as a dozen cases untouched…..
Authorities Detain Daughter of Mexico’s Most Wanted Drug Lord
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Known as Mexico’s most powerful drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has eluded U.S. authorities since he famously broke out of a Mexican jail in a laundry cart in 2001 and rebuilt the notorious Sinaloa cartel. But authorities may find clues about his whereabouts after border patrol officers detained the kingpin’s daughter…
Marijuana Supporters Argue in Federal Court That DEA Has Ignored Research on Drug
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Supporters of marijuana rights attacked the DEA’s tight regulation of pot in a potentially landmark case that could change the drug’s classification, Reuters reports. Joseph Elford, lawyer for Americans for Safe Access, said the DEA has essentially ignored scientific research that suggests marijuana is safer than heroin and has medicinal value. “This…
Canadian Border Patrol Officer Injured in Shooting at Washington Crossing; Gunman Dead in Apparent Suicide
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The driver of a white van shot a Canadian Border Services Agency officer in the neck before apparently turning the gun on himself at Canadian crossing in Washington state Tuesday, reports KIROTV. The man, whose name was not released, died at the scene of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, and the female…
Fox News: IG Report Suggests Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan Lied to Congress About Hooker Scandal
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Fox News is reporting that an Inspector General report suggests that Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan lied during his congressional testimony in the Colombia prostitution scandal. Fox wrote on it’s website: Investigators with the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) have completed their investigative report, which…
Bill Lewis Tapped to Head up the FBI’s Los Angeles Office
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Bill L. Lewis, a former legal attache for the FBI in Baghdad, has been named assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Division. Lewis most recently served as deputy assistant director in the Human Resources Division at FBI Headquarters. He began his career in 1988 in the Omaha…
FBI Creates Squad to Crack Down on Intellectual Property Thefts
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In an effort to crack down on cyber crimes, the FBI’s field office in Washington has created a squad to investigate intellectual property thefts, the Associated Press reports. The team, assembled with a variety of experts, will investigate intellectual property and economic espionage and occasionally team up with the nearby Intellectual Property…
Trenton Mayor Tony Mack May Have Salary Slashed in Half Amidst Federal Bribery Probe
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Complaining that Trenton Mayor Tony Mack hasn’t be working full-time since his arrest on federal bribery charges, the city council is considering cutting his salary by more than half, reports the Times of Trenton. If the measure is approved, Mack’s annual salary would gall from $126,460 to $60,000. “We’re making the position…