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The DEA Releases Voluminous List of Street Names for Pot
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The DEA has released a list of street slang names for drugs including pot. And as expected, some media outlets are having fun with it. Headlines of stories include this one on the blog, Reason: “The DEA’s List of Cannabis Slang Is Predictably Hilarious.” Here’s the list: 420; A-Bomb (marijuana mixed…
PBS: How The FBI Tracks Down Child Pornography Predators
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Internet has opened up endless possibilities for pedophiles. PBS takes a look at the problem and how the FBI is addressing it.
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FBI Announces Moves For Three Headquarter’s Officials to the Field
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI Director Christopher Wray recently announced moves for three officials. James N. Hendricks has been named special agent in charge of the Albany Field Office. He most recently served as chief of the Countermeasures Operations Section in the Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate at FBI headquarters. James C. Langenberg has been…
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Judge Rules Back-Flipping FBI Agent Can Carry His Gun Again
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Well, it’s highly unlikely FBI agent Chase Bishop will appear any time soon on Dancing With the Stars. But the good news is that Judge Frances Simonet of the Second District County Court in Denver agreed Tuesday to amend a protection order to allow Bishop to carry his service weapon again, the…
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Robert Allan Jones Now Heads the FBI’s Pittsburgh Office
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI agent Robert Allan Jones, who was in the Usama Bin Laden Unit, has now been assigned to head up the Pittsburgh Field Office. He most recently served as the assistant director for the Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate. Jones joined the FBI in 1996 and was first assigned to the…
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Rosenstein’s Right-Hand Man At Justice Is Joining Uber
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Scott Schools, the Justice Department’s highest ranking career official, and a close adviser to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, is joining Uber Technologies Inc., the Wall Street Journal reports. Schools becomes the company’s first chief compliance officer, as the ride-hailing giant seeks to move past a series of regulatory problems and…
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Committee Subpoenas Former FBI Lawyer Who Exchanged Anti-Trump Emails With Agent
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Lisa Page, the former FBI lawyer, finds herself getting ready for the firing squad on Capitol Hill. You might recall that Page exchanged anti-Trump text messages with FBI agent Peter Strzok, triggering a storm of controversy. CNN, citing “two congressional sources,” reports that she has been subpoenaed for a closed-door interview…
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Editorial From Valley News: ATF’s Firearms Tracing Hurt by Absurd Law
By Valley News Editorial Board When law enforcement agents seek information on guns found at crime scenes, they call the firearms tracing center of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Agents at the tracing center, in West Virginia, then try to establish a chain of custody based on the gun’s serial number, manufacturer, distributor…