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Illinois Village Halts Feds Plans to Build Immigration Detention Center
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A village in Illinois delivered a blow to federal officials who wanted to build an immigration detention center there, the Chicago Tribune reported. Without public support, Crete village trustees voted unanimously against the facility, which was to be medium-security and provide jobs. Residents wanted none of it, saying the facility would hurt…
No Regrets for Mobster’s Girlfriend Who Lands 8 Years in Prison
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The long-time girlfriend of mobster James “Whitey” Bulger showed little remorse before she was sentenced Tuesday in Boston federal court to eight years in prison, the Boston Herald reports. Catherine Greig said she had “no regrets” about helping the crime lord evade a worldwide manhunt for 16 years, according to the Boston…
Feds Continue Crackdowns on Pot Dispensaries in California
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The continuing clash between state and federal officials over how to handle medicinal pot in states that legalized it arrived in Sacramento again with a raid on a dispensary, the Sacramento Bee reports. Although the Obama administration pledged to respect state laws on medicinal marijuana, the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency executed…
Cable Companies Probed for limits on Online Video
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department has launched an anti-trust investigation into whether cable companies are acting improperly to hurt competition from online video, the Wall Street Journal reported. Justice Department officials have talked to cable companies such as Comcast and Time Warner Cable about setting data caps and limiting how much a subscriber can…
Off to the Races: Feds Indict 14 Cartel Members for Laundering Millions in U.S. Horse Racing
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Investments in the drug cartel world apparently know no bounds. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western Texas District announced Tuesday the indictment of 14 members of Mexico’s Los Zetas cartel for laundering money by purchasing, breeding and racing American quarter horses in the U.S. Those indicted included Los Zetas leader…
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After initially editing its Instagram post in response to the criticism Canada Goose Outlet Canada Goose Sale, the TSA posted an update Thursday saying the agency has determined the whole thing was a by a popular YouTube personality see if he could get the giant bear on the plane. UPDATE After watching a YouTube video…
ATF Probes Flashlight Bombs in Phoenix Area
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Feds are investigating the discovery of at least three flashlight bombs — flashlights designed to explode — found recently in the Phoenix area, CBS news reports ATF officials are puzzled by the flashlight bombs that have injured five people recently. Unclear who is behind the small bombs, local police are erecting 22…
Justice Department Threatens to Sue Florida Over Voting Rights
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department said it will sue Florida if it doesn’t scrap its controversial voter purge program, which critics says unfairly targets minorities based on largely inaccurate information, CNN reports. At issue is a Republican-led effort to eliminate non-eligible voters in a battleground state that will play a key role in…