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Defense Attorney Still Questions Whether FBI Agent’s Text Messages Were Destroyed: Govt. Says It Did Nothing Wrong
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The legal battle between the defense and prosecution is heating up in an undercover FBI sting into gun trafficking in the Philippines. The battle began when deputy Federal Defender John Littrell in Los Angeles accused a a California undercover FBI agent of using taxpayer dollars to pay for prostitutes in the…
Megaupload founder Dotcom Taunts FBI with New Web Site
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Nearly a year after the FBI raided Kim Dotcom, the creator of the file sharing giant Megaupload, the New Zealand man is taunting federal officials with a new site, Computer World reports. On Tuesday, Dotcom unveiled a teaser page, Kim.com, that is riddled with insults to the U.S. and vows to…
Report: Homeland Security Employees Are Disproportionately Affected by Low Morale
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Department of Homeland Security is plagued with low morale, much more so than other federal agencies, according to a Department of Homeland Security report. The report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office urges the DHS to determine the reason for low morale and solve the problem. “GAO found that despite having…
Committee Trying to Narrow Selection for Chicago U.S. Attorney
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A selection committee in Illinois is working to whittle down the list of potential candidates for Chicago U.S. Attorney, a post that was vacated by Patrick Fitzgerald. Chicago Sun-Times reporters Natasha Korecki and Kim Janssen wrote about the following candidates: ◆ Jonathan Bunge, a former deputy chief of the U.S. attorney’s…
Report: U.S. Immigration Courts Rife with Delays, Inaccurate Reports
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. immigration courts are riddled with delays and inaccurate reports, according to a report issued Tuesday by the inspector general of the Justice Department, the San Antonio Express-News writes. The report shows that immigration courts have overstated accomplishments and failed to properly document persistent delays that are crowding the dockets and court…
Texas Border Patrol Agent Accused of Molesting Teenage Relative Drew Suspicions from Text Messages
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Texas Border Patrol agent who was arrested on accusations of molesting a 14-year-old family member first drew suspicions after sending the girl texts, KRIS TV reports. According to an affidavit obtained by the news station, the girl’s mother first became suspicious because of “boyfriend-like” texts from 49-year-old Jose Jalomos to the…
Editorial: Border Agents Need More Support to Avoid Communication Breakdowns
The Arizona Republic The badlands of southern Arizona are treacherous to the men and women we send to protect our national border with Mexico. The terrain is jagged, the sunlight scorching, and the place teems with drug traffickers, human smugglers and bandits. Add to those threats one more. Darkness. The kind that comes when communication…