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ICE Agent Shot and Wounded in Texas While Conducting Surveillance
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com An agent with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigation was shot and wounded in eastern Hidalgo County in Texas near the Mexican border early Tuesday morning while conducting surveillance, the Brownsville Herald reported. The agent was working along State Highway 186 when he was shot once in the abdomen…
GlaxoSmithKline Settles with Justice Department for $3 Billion
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline will pay $3 billion and plead guilty to criminal and civil charges in connection with off-label marketing of several drugs under an agreement announced Monday by the Justice Department, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. The London-based company is accused of illegally marketing prescriptions, including diabetes drug Avandia and the antidepressant…
FBI Seminar Simulates Dangerous Crimes
By Mark Naymik The Plain Dealer I recently shot and killed a woman. Leaning into her car’s open passenger-side window, I fired my weapon just as she pulled out a pistol, partially hidden under her thigh, and pointed it at me. I was lucky. I should have noticed the pistol sooner. Had I been a…
Justice Department Strikes Down South Carolina Voter ID Law
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department has rejected South Carolina’s voter identification law for the second time, saying the state has been unable to show the ID requirement isn’t discriminatory, the Associated Press reports. Feds blocked the state’s photo ID requirement in December, saying it would prevent tens of thousands of minorities from voting. State…
Paterno Family Seeks Release of PSU Records to Public
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Joe Paterno’s family is urging the FBI to release all records related to the Penn State child sex-abuse scandal, saying select emails are being leaked to smear the reputation of the deceased coach, the Associated Press reports. Those emails suggested Paterno and his coaching staff knew Jerry Sandusky took a shower with…
Civil Disobedience May Lead to Deportation for Outspoken Immigrant
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An undocumented immigrant who interrupted a state legislative hearing on immigration may be deported to Mexico – a place he barely remembers, the News & Observer in North Carolina reports. Uriel Alberto was about 8 years old when his parents, seeking a better life, moved to the U.S. He is now 25…
Austrian Government Seeks FBI Help in Kidnapping Case
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Frustrated over the pace of an investigation into the 8-year abduction case of Natascha Kampusch, Austrian officials took the unusual step of requesting help from the FBI, The Independent reports. The Austrian Parliament made the recommendation after spotting inconsistencies in the case that suggest an accomplice may have been involved. Kampusch was…
Ex-U.S. Immigration Agent Gets 30 Months for Helping Cartels
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former U.S. federal immigration agent who passed on classified information to families with ties to Mexican drug cartels is to serve 30 months in prison, Reuters reports. Jovana Deas was sentenced Friday following accusations that she illegally obtained and disseminated classified documents as a special agent for the U.S. Immigration and…