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FBI’s Christopher Wray Hints That He Has Considered Quitting
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI Director Christoper Wray, being very circumspect, suggested that he’s considered quitting and has pushed back against President Donald Trump’s recent comments casting doubt on Russian interference. While being questioned by NBC’s Lester Holt at the Aspen Security Forum, he was asked if he’d ever considered resigning. “I’m a low key,…
FBI Raids Home of Local Hells Angels Chapter President; Leads Him Out of Home in Underwear
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI agents on Wednesday raided the Clovis, Calif. home of Merl Hefferman, president of a local chapter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club. Hefferman was taken out of the house and held for several hours in a Clovis Police Department van, reports ABC 13 Eyewitness News. He is known as the…
FBI’s 3 Top Cybersecurity Officials Are Retiring
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Whatever the reason, three of the FBI’ top cybersecurity officials are retiring from the bureau, the Wall Street Journal reports. It comes at a time the country is facing unprecedented cyberthreats. The Journal reports: Scott Smith, the assistant FBI director who runs the Bureau’s cyber division, is leaving this month. His…
Secret Service Agent on Trump Detail in Scotland Dies at Age 42
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com U.S. Secret Service agent Noel E. Remagen died after suffering a stroke while supporting President Donald Trump’s trip to Scotland, CNN reports. The 42-year-old agent was working on protection for national security adviser John Bolton on the midnight shift when he was found to be unresponsive by colleagues at Trump’s Turnberry…
Investor’s Business Daily Editorial: Did FBI Ignore Evidence That A ‘Foreign Entity’ Hacked Clinton’s Emails?
By Investor’s Business Daily Editorial Email Scandal: Last week we learned that a “foreign entity” may have been secretly receiving Hillary Clinton’s emails while she was Secretary of State, including many that contained classified information. And that the FBI apparently ignored this information during its “investigation.” The reaction by the press to this bombshell? Crickets. At…
FBI Director Wray on Putin’s Offer: No Thanks
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Thanks but no thanks. That’s the message from FBI Director Christopher Wray, who says he’s not interested in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offer to have American investigators go to Russia to observe interviews of suspects wanted by the U.S. “I never want to say never, but it’s certainly not high on…
How Much of Netflix’s Show ‘Narcos’ Is Real? A Former DEA Agent Addresses That
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Steve Murphy, a retired DEA agent who helped track down Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, talks about how realistic Netflix’s popular show ‘Narcos’ is. “One-third of the show is true,” Murphy said, according to Real Clear Life. “Those events happened and they are depicted correctly. The second third, those events happened,…
DEA Unveils Billboards Discouraging Youth From Smuggling Drugs
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The DEA has unveiled new billboards at the border to discourage youngsters from smuggling drugs across the border, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. A billboard in Tijuana near the port of entry and two in San Ysidro along Interstates 5 and 805 were unveiled Monday.