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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…
Justice Department to Oversee Elections in South Carolina
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department announced it will monitor primary elections in two South Carolina counties following complaints of discrimination. Tasked with ensuring fair elections, the Justice Department said in a press release that it will assure that local officials comply with the Voting Rights Act, which bans discrimination on the basis of race….
Buffalo Officer Accused of Links to Drug and Being an FBI Informant
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Buffalo Police feel duped after hiring an officer who was accused of overseeing a major marijuana grow operation and had worked as an FBI informant before his hire, the Buffalo News reports. Jorge Melendez became an FBI informant in New York after a wire tap caught him talking to drug dealers, police…
Ex-U.S. Atty. Christie Exaggerates About Number of Crooked Pols He Put Behind Bars
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com What’s a little exaggeration among friends? The Newark Star-Ledger and PolitiFact called ex-U.S. Attorney turned N.J. Gov. Chris Christie on his exaggeration the other day. Christie said at a town hall meeting that as Newark U.S. Attorney he put behind bars 10 percent of the state legislature for various crimes. The…
FBI Looking into Allegations Ex-Flame Tried to Extort Money from NBA Star
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI is looking into allegations that the ex-girlfriend of New Jersey Net basketball star Kris Humphries tried to extort money from him, TMZ reported. The tabloid TV show reported that Humphrie’s lawyers turned over recorded messages to the FBI that have ex-girlfriend Myla Sinanaj trying to extort money in exchange…
Whitey Bulger’s Girlfriend Catherine Greig To be Sentenced Today
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Catherine Greig, the girlfriend of Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, is set to be sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Boston. The Boston Herald reports that prosecutors will ask for no less than 10 years in prison. Her lawyer obviously will ask for far less. Bulger and Greig were captured by…
FBI Reports: Crime in 2011 Dropped to Near Historic Lows
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Crime rates in 2011 fell to near historic lows, according to the FBI. Preliminary figures released Monday show violent crimes and property crimes reported dropped in 2011 compared to the previous year. Specifically, violent crimes fell 4 percent and property crimes dropped 0.8 percent. In the violent crime offenses category, murder…