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FBI: Miami Police Sergeant Planted Drugs, Stole Money
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Miami police sergeant was indicted Thursday on charges that he planted cocaine on a suspect and stole drugs and money from dealers, The Miami Herald reports. The FBI said Raul Iglesias schemed with a former detective, Roberto Asanza, to steal cocaine and use it to pay off a confidential informant. Asanza…
Homeland Chief Napolitano Issues Statement on Colo. Shootings
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano issued a statement following the mass shooting at an Aurora, Colo. movie theater early Friday morning, saying “I am deeply saddened by the terrible shooting.” “Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies continue to respond to this horrific event and I have directed the Department of…
Former ICE Official to Train Albuquerque Police
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former official for Immigration Customs Enforcement was hired to train the Albuquerque Police Department to rely more on cooperation and less on force, the Albuquerque Journal reports. Joe Wolf, 56, who oversaw training for ICE, will serve as the new training director for the Albuquerque Police Department agency. The idea, Wolf…
Ex-Florida ICE Chief Anthony Mangione Pleads Guilty in Child Porn Case
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former top U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official accused of looking at images of minors having sex pleaded guilty Friday to federal pornography charges, The Associated Press reports. A 27-year veteran of ICE, Anthony Mangione, 51, ran the agency’s South Florida operations from 2007 to 2011 and helped investigate child…
Flybe gets me from my house, via So’ton to Belfast City
Me that he played those 3 years was amazing because he was old, Mark Tripucka said. Didn really want to come back and play quarterback. The head coach talked him into it, Frank Filchock. Turning now to Reebok; the progress at Reebok is clearly visible. At the end of 2014, Reebok recorded its seventh consecutive…
ATF Whistleblower Says New Leadership Unfairly Accused of Trying to Stifle or Intimidate Whistleblowers
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com ATF whistleblower Peter Forcelli told ticklethewire.com on Thursday that the current leadership at ATF is being unfairly attacked and wrongly accused of trying to silence whistleblowers like himself. “It’s not fair, these guys are trying to do the right thing,” he says about the new leadership at ATF. The comments by…
FBI Delves Deeper into Trenton Mayor Investigation
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agents who raided the home of Trenton Mayor Tony Mack also searched the home of his brother and a key campaign donor who is a convicted sex offender Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. Mack denied wrongdoing in a brief statement, and the FBI declined to release details of the investigation. Questions…
FBI Failed to Investigate Fort Hood Shooter Despite Danger Signs
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Despite strong evidence that U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Hasan wanted to kill civilians and supported suicide bombings before he killed 13 people in the 2009 attack on Fort Hood, Texas, the FBI never launched an investigation because of concerns over political correctness, The Associated Press reports, citing a lawmakers briefed on a…