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Who Knew? Late Bee Gee Robin Gibb Was Under FBI Scrutiny
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com When you think of the Bee Gees, you think of disco music, not the FBI. But Josh Margolin of the New York Post reports that the late Bee Gee Robin Gibb came under FBI scrutiny after he sent threatening correspondence to the lawyers representing his then-wife. Margolin wrote: The Rock ’n’…
Health care driving their proposals has never been of an
The ACA has been a step in that direction Canada Goose Outlet, but one that remains incomplete and is marred by a number of serious design flaws that require fixing. Health care driving their proposals has never been of an egalitarian system. Instead, their vision is a system in which every American has access to…
Former ICE Chief of Staff Enters Settlement Talks
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An ICE official accused of sexual harassment, retaliation and lewd behavior is moving into settlement talks with the federal government, Fox News reports. Former Ice Chief of Staff Suzanne Barr, who resigned last week, has come under criticism from male employees who claimed she was running a “frat-house”-style agency. The deadline…
Prolific Retired-ATF Official Bernie La Forest Cranks Out His Third Novel
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-ATF official Bernie La Forest is at it again. The prolific La Forest has just knocked out his third mystery novel, “A Matter of Lex Talionis,” the story of a Lt. Andre de Avilés, who heads the Detroit Police Department’s Intel Squad. Described as a forty-somethin’, ‘balls-to-the-wall” detective known for fighting…
Report on controversial Fast and Furious to be Released by Tuesday
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department inspector general expects to issue the long-anticipated report on the ATF gun-running operation known as Fast and Furious by next Tuesday morning, CNN reports. DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz is to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Tuesday morning, following the report’s release. Attorney…
Judge: Suspected Murderer Can’t Use Old FBI Records to Prove His Innocence
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Seattle man will not be able to use old FBI records to help prove he did not kidnap and kill a 7-year-old Illinois girl in 1957, the Associated Press reports. A judge ruled the records relied on hearsay and shouldn’t be admissible. The records indicate Jack McCullough was in Chicago on…
FBI Is Building New Complex in Suburban Boston
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It was a long time coming, but the Boston office of the FBI is finally beginning to build a new complex in nearby Chelsea, the Boston Globe reports. The FBI expects to move into the 200,000-square-foot building by early 2015. The agency is moving forward with the construction after a judge dismissed…
FBI: No Evidence That Agency Had Access to Millions of Apple Devices
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI on Tuesday disputed reports that it possessed a database with personal information on millions of Apple devices. It also said there’s no evidence that an FBI laptop was compromised. “The FBI is aware of published reports alleging that an FBI laptop was compromised and private data regarding Apple UDIDs…