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Column: Grassley and Issa — Time to Show Your Cojones and Go After the NRA
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Hats off to Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. Darrell Issa for their keen interest in the failed ATF Operation Fast and Furious. They have a right to be concerned about the program that let guns walk into Mexico. It’s great that they care that the feds let guns get into the…
New Leader Takes Over ATF Houston Field Division
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Melvin D. King Jr.’s long law-enforcement career is taking him to Houston, where he will be the new special agent in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Field Division, according to ATF. King began his career with the federal agency in 1988, when he was assigned to the…
San Jose Man Accused of Impersonating DEA Agent
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Jonathan V. Hoang wanted to be a federal law enforcement agency since he was a child. He even unsuccessfully applied to the agency in 1986. Now the 47-year-old San Jose man is accused of impersonating a federal drug agent by forging credentials, adding lights and sires to his truck and using his…
Trenton Residents Demand Protection from Corruption as FBI Investigates Mayor
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As the FBI investigates Trenton City Hall and Mayor Tony Mack, residents are calling for the creation of an ethics board to protect against corruption, the Trentonian reports. At a city council meeting Thursday, officials didn’t discuss details of the FBI investigation, saying they were unaware of specifics. Residents called on the…
All in the Family? Justice Department Employees Accused of Nepotism
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department is mulling over what to do with eight employees who tried to get their children or other relatives hired by the agency, the Washington Post reports, citing a study released Thursday by the department’s inspector general. Officials accused of the nepotism violations are career employees, not politicians, and include…
Baltimore’s FBI Chief Richard McFeely Reflects on Brief Tenure
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com During his brief tenure in charge of the FBI’s Baltimore feed office, Richard A. McFeely refocused investigations on corruption and gangs, the Baltimore Sun reports. Now McFreely is becoming assistant director of criminal and cyber operations at FBI headquarters. During his thee years in Baltimore, McFreely oversaw high-profile cases, including the investigations…
FBI to Investigate Anaheim, Calif. Shootings
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI hopes to calm violence that has erupted after a pair of fatal officer-involved shootings over the weekend in Anaheim, Calif., LATimes reports. During the unrest this week, protesters have tossed rocks at police, ignited fires and damaged public property. Two dozen people have been arrested so far. The FBI will…