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Former CIA Officer to Plead Guilty to Revealing Identity of Undercover Operative
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As part of the Obama administration’s crackdown on leaks, a former CIA officer is expected to plead guilty today to a single charge of disclosing the identity of an undercover CIA operative, the Washington Post reports. John C. Kiriakou faces up to 30 years in prison for leaking sensitive national defense information…
Widow of Arizona Border Patrol Agent Writes Book about Coping with Loss
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The grieving wife of a U.S. Border Patrol Agent who was killed by a drunk driver in Arizona wrote a book about losing her husband, the Associated Press reports. The book, “Crazy Courage: A Young Widow’s Survival Guide,” is a guide for widows of fallen officers. “I heard myself sobbing uncontrollably, but…
John Kiriakou Plea Provokes Bitter Name-Calling Among Lawyers
By Jeff Stein Spy Talk WASHINGTON –– Is John Kiriakou a leaker or a patriotic whistleblower? Some rare, public name-calling among lawyers close to the case has broken out over the question. Some of the ex-CIA man’s most fervent supporters claim the government is persecuting a patriot who helped expose CIA water boarding and the…
Journalist Awarded Nearly $500,000 for FBI’s Failure to Turn Over Public Records
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Journalist and author Seth Rosenfeld spent a lot of time and money digging up FBI records since the mid-1980s, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The FBI’s refusal to turn over records turned out to be costly after a judge ruled last week that the bureau owed Rosenfeld nearly a half million dollars…
Former FBI Agent Goes on Trial in Fatal Drunken Driving Crash
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Jury selection is to begin Monday in Prince George’s County, Md., in suburban D.C. for a former FBI agent accused of causing a drunken driving crash that killed an 18-year-old in February 2011, the Washington Examiner reports. Adrian N. Johnson, who was dismissed from the bureau shortly after the accident, faces nine…
Public Corruption Cases Take Off in Metro Atlanta Under Stronger Enforcement
Steve Neavlng ticklethewire.com An increased focus on public corruption has resulted in a surge in convictions in metro Atlanta, from a county commissioner who swapped a vote in exchange for $30,000 in casino chips to a detention officer who pocketed more than $26,000 by selling drugs at a jail, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The newspaper…
Outdated Surveillance Equipment Poses Dangers to U.S. Border Patrol Agents
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Obama administration is placing the lives of U.S. Border Patrol agents at risk by delaying the renewal of outdated surveillance equipment, the Los Angeles Times reports. Most recently, a faulty ground sensor sent a false alarm to Border Patrol agents who rushed to a remote canyon Oct. 2 and opened fire…
Feds Pledge to Crack Down on Marijuana Even if It’s Legalized at the Ballot Box
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal government will continue prosecuting marijuana cases even if ballot measures pass in three states to legalize small amounts of pot, a top Justice Department official said. The warning comes amid criticism that the Obama administration has been largely silent on ballot measures in Colorado, Washington state and Oregon in November….