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Ex-ICE Official Chris Battle Says Pelosi Scapegoats ICE Agents as “Un-American”
By Chris Battle Security DeBrief WASHINGTON — Perhaps you remember Congressman Luis Gutierrez. Last year he referred to immigration agents as Nazis. Well, to be specific, he referred to their use of “Gestapo” tactics. Gestapo is a favored phrase among some in Congress when referring to homeland security agents. Congressman Sam Farr likes to use…
Homeland Inspector Gen. Report Says Phony Lawmen Can Sneak Guns on Planes
Every time they release a report like this you scratch your head and wonder why we haven’t done more since Sept. 11, 2001 to fix the flaws in our airport security. By Chris Joyner Jackson Clarion-Ledger A loophole in airport security could allow a phony lawman to bring guns aboard a plane with little more…
Feds Bust Postal Worker For Stealing $300,000-plus in Stamps and Selling Them on eBay
This comes under the category of “No wonder the Postal Service is losing money”. It makes you wonder how pervasive this problem is. By Larry Carson Baltimore Sun BALTIMORE — A U.S. Postal Service worker at the Elkridge post office is facing theft charges, accused of stealing more than $314,000 worth of stamps and, with…
Long Island Police Consulted FBI Unit Before Arson Arrest
The FBI behavioral unit at Quantico has had its hand in many cases over the years. Sometimes it has been right on and other times — not even close. It may be a science, but it’s impossible to be right all the time. BY JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Newsday Before they ever made an arrest, Nassau…
Jenna Bush’s Secret Service Guys Get Tickets in Baltimore
Often times law enforcement cars get a pass when it comes to parking tickets or moving violations. But the Secret Service agents who protect Jena Bush found themselves in an embarrassing situation. Apparently, the city had had enough. By Kelly Groft and Delia Goncalves abc2news BALTIMORE — Jenna Bush has called one stylish South Baltimore…
Former FBI SAC John Bell Named Inspector Gen. of Detroit Schools
If ever there was a school system in dire straights, it’s Detroit. The good news is that emergency manager Robert Bobb, the former deputy mayor of D.C. is there to help. He’s top notch. And now they’ve brought in another person of integrity, John E. Bell Jr., as inspector general. Bell is the former special…
Owen Harris to Head FBI Charlotte Division
By Allan Lengel ticklethwire.com WASHINGTON — Owen Harris, who served as a section chief of the FBI’s Directorate of Intelligence at headquarters, has been named special agent in charge of the Charlotte division, the agency announced Monday. Harris, an agent since 1990, replaces Nathan T. Gray, who was recently named special agent in charge of…
FBI Short of Agent Applicants With Language Skills Like Farsi
By Allan Lengel Ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The FBI, in the midst of a major campaign blitz to fill more 3,000 jobs, said it is having trouble attracting enough prospective agents who speak Chinese, Farsi, Russian, Somali and Swahili. To boot, the agency said it has had a dearth of agent applicants with backgrounds in computer…