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It wouldn be dark for a while, yet, so we drove to Dozmary Pool, a mile or so down a dirt lane from the inn. We didn expect to see the Lady of the Lake reach out of the water holding Excalibur, but we were in the Land of Arthur and the site was too…
Weekend Series on Crime: Atty. Gen. Robert Kennedy vs. Jimmy Hoffa
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GOP: Justice Dept. Hired Biased Company to Fight Law
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Republicans charge that the Justice Department used “an agent of the Democratic Party” to help defeat Texas’ controversial voter ID law, Fox News reports. GOP leaders suggest the company, Catalist, has a conflict of interest because it has a history of helping prominent Democrats, including President Obama. “The Department of Justice has…
California Senate Passes Bill to Protect Illegal Immigrants
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In a dramatic departure from tough laws in Arizona and Alabama, the California Senate Thursday approved a bill that would bar local law enforcement from cooperating with immigration officials on most cases, the LA Times reports. The Trust Act bans local police from detaining suspects for possible deportation unless they have serious…
Trio Accused of Shooting ICE Agent Because He Looked Suspicious
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A father, son and unidentified minor are in custody on charges they chased down a U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement special agent and shot him in southern Texas last week. The reason? According to the son, the trio chased agent Kelton Harrison through an isolated highway before opening fire and wounding him because…
FBI Launching Pilot to Keep Database on Eye Scans
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is upgrading its tools to track criminals. A $1 billion upgrade includes expanding its fingerprint database to include iris scans, facial images and palm prints, Slate reports. By 2014, the FBI hopes to roll out a pilot nationwide database of iris images from other law enforcement agencies. Slate reports that…
What Leaks Are Being Investigated, and What’s the Law on Leaks?
By Cora Currier ProPublica Recent scoops on national security have drawn the ire of Republican lawmakers, who have accused the Obama White House of leaking stories that burnish its image. Obama responded that he has “zero tolerance” for leaks. He also said: “the writers of these articles have all stated unequivocally that they didn’t come…
FBI Agent Charged With Stealing Money That Was to Go to Informants
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An Oklahoma City FBI agent is accused of pocketing public funds that were supposed to pay confidential informants, the Associated Press reports. Timothy Klotz was charged with embezzlement of public money in excess of $1,000. Federal prosecutors say he forged signatures of FBI agents and U.S. Air Force investigators to get…