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FBI to Release Interviews in George Zimmerman Case
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Prosecutors plan to release FBI interviews Thursday in the second-degree murder case against George Zimmerman, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The interviews are expected to shed more light on the man who killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin while he was walking home from a store in Sanford, Florida on Feb. 26. The FBI, which…
ATF Supervisor Resigns Amid Investigation Over Informant
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An ATF supervisor in the Seattle office has stepped down after a paid informant sexually abused and imprisoned a woman while working for the agency, The Seattle Times reports. Special Agent Jim Contreras came under fire after The Seattle Times revealed that he hired informant Joshua Allan Jackson, who had a lengthy…
FBI, Justice Department Reviewing Potentially Flawed Forensic Evidence
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI and Justice Department are launching an unprecedented review of forensic evidence in thousands of criminal cases to ensure no one was wrongly convicted since at least 1985, the Washington Post reports. The sweeping review includes rape, murder and robbery cases conducted by all FBI Laboratory hair and fiber examiners, people…
Justice Department to Protect Against Leaks of Economic Data
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Worried about the impact on leaked, sensitive economic date, the FBI helped convince the U.S. Labor Department to tighten control of the information, Reuters reports. A Labor Department study suggests some financial institutions had access to the agency’s press room before the economic reports were made public. The information is important because…
Report by Ex-FBI Chief Freeh to Shed Light on Molestation Scandal at Penn State
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Did Penn State University officials conceal that former defensive coordinator was Jerry Sandusky a child molester? How did the school and coach Joe Paterno respond to previous molestation accusations against Sandusky more than a decade ago? A report by former FBI chief Louis J. Freeh is expected to answer those questions and…
Physics Grad Pleads Guilty in Model Plane Plot
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Massachusetts man accused of staging a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol Building and the Pentagon with explosive-laden model airplanes pleaded guilty Tuesday to two federal charges, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Under a plea deal, Rezwan Ferdaus is to serve 17 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release,…
AG Holder Pledges to Fight Texas Voter ID Law at NAACP Event
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric Holder pledged Tuesday to aggressively challenge new voter restriction efforts during a speech at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Houston, the New York Times reports. “In our efforts to protect voting rights and to prevent voting fraud, we will be vigilant and strong,” Mr….
After 15 years, Sears will start paying Stanley 3 percent of
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