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DOJ Creates Department to Investigate FBI Officials Leaking Classified Information
So much classified information is being leaked from the FBI that the Justice Department created a new counterintelligence division to address the issue.
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Sinaloa Cartel Paid $1M a Month to Bribe Mexican Officials, Ex-Trafficker Testifies in El Chapo Trial
How much did it cost to bribe Mexican officials to run one of the world’s largest drug-trafficking empires? A member of the Sinaloa Cartel reveals the price during El Chapo’s Trial.
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Stjeskal: Of Rats and Witch Hunts
Greg Stejskal served as an FBI agent for 31 years and retired as resident agent in charge of the Ann Arbor office. By Greg Stejskal “Conspiracies hatched in hell can not have angels for witnesses.” – is an adage sometimes used by prosecutors in criminal cases. The point being that in order to prove the…
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Shutdown Irony: Country Less Safe As Federal Law Enforcement Works with No Pay
The irony of President Trump shutting down the federal government in the name of public safety is hard to escape.
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Democrat-Controlled House to Re-Introduce Bill to Protect Special Counsel Mueller
As Democrats take control of the U.S. House today, the new leaders are expected to introduce new legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller.
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TSA Begins Using More Floppy-Ear Dogs for Airport Screenings to Avoid Scaring Children
Pointy-ear dogs are sometimes scaring airline passengers, especially children, so the TSA is looking for more floppy-ear canines to engage with people in airports.
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Investigation Underway After Border Patrol Agents Used Tear Gas on Migrants
U.S. Customs and Border Protection its investigating agents who used tear gas and paper spray on more than 100 migrants who were illegally trying to enter the country.
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Gun Rights Group Sues ATF Over Bump Stock Ban
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com You might recall on Oct. 1, 2017, gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire on a crowd at a concert in Las Vegas, killing 58 and leaving 851 injured, more than 400 by gunfire. You might also recall that he used a bump stock, a device that converts a semi-automatic rifle into an…