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![Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Remembered After Fatal Crash](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Douglas-hatcher-via-border-patrol-fb.jpg)
Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Remembered After Fatal Crash
Douglas L. Hatcher was just three months from retiring from the U.S. Border Patrol when he died in an off-duty recreational vehicle crash in Texas earlier this week.
![Inmate Sentenced to 21 Years Behind Bars in Murder-for-Hire Plot Against U.S. Attorney, FBI Informant](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Richard-Gilbert-via-Spartanburg-County-Detention-Center-1.jpg)
Inmate Sentenced to 21 Years Behind Bars in Murder-for-Hire Plot Against U.S. Attorney, FBI Informant
A federal inmate has been sentenced to an additional 21 years behind bars for a murder-for-hire plot against an assistant U.S. attorney and a confidential FBI informant.
![DOJ, FBI Considers Releasing 9/11 Files Amid Pressure from Victims, Families](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Sept.-11-terrorism-wiki.jpeg)
DOJ, FBI Considers Releasing 9/11 Files Amid Pressure from Victims, Families
Under pressure from 9/11 victims and their families, Justice Department said it may release some classified information and documents related to the investigation into the attack.
![Two Detroit Men Convicted of Shooting at ATF Agents in Unmarked Car](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ATF-Agent.jpg)
Two Detroit Men Convicted of Shooting at ATF Agents in Unmarked Car
Two Detroit men who opened fire on a pair of ATF agents in April 2019 have pleaded guilty.
![GAO: DHS Dropped Ball on Security During Jan. 6 Riot at U.S. Capitol](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/capitol-Alex-Gakos-Shutterstock.com_.jpg)
GAO: DHS Dropped Ball on Security During Jan. 6 Riot at U.S. Capitol
The Department of Homeland Security mishandled the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and should have predicted the violence and increased security ahead of the event, according to the Government Accountability Office.
![Border Patrol Agents Shot at for Second Time in 4 Days Along Mexican Border](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Border-Marker-at-San-Ysidro-JD-via-border-patrol.jpg)
Border Patrol Agents Shot at for Second Time in 4 Days Along Mexican Border
The FBI is investigating after Border Patrol agents appear to have come under fire early Monday for the second time in four days along the Juárez-El Paso border.
![FBI Agent in Puerto Rico Believed to Be First Black Woman Selected for SWAT Team](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Tai-FBI.jpg)
FBI Agent in Puerto Rico Believed to Be First Black Woman Selected for SWAT Team
A FBI special agent in Puerto Rico is believed to be the first Black woman tapped to serve on the bureau’s SWAT team.
![Ex-Acting AG Testifies That Trump Pressured DOJ Officials to Overturn Election](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Jeffrey-rosen-via-DOJ.jpg)
Ex-Acting AG Testifies That Trump Pressured DOJ Officials to Overturn Election
Former Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen told congressional investigators on Saturday that President Trump pressured him and other Justice Department leaders to overturn the election.