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Veteran ATF Agent Dies During Training Exercise in Texas
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com ATF Agent Paul “Scott” Ragsdale of Rockwall, 41, died Thursday from an apparent heart attack during training in Coppell, Tex., NBC 5 News reports. He was a senior operation officer in the Dallas Division and joined ATF 16 years ago Rockwall was learning arrest techniques when he suffered an apparent cardiac…
FBI, DOJ Refuse to Disclose Details of Settlement With FBI Agent Who Was A Whistleblower
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI and Justice Department are refusing to disclose details of a legal settlement with an FBI agent who was a whistleblower, the Associated Press reports. FBI agent Kurt Siuzdak’s lawsuit, filed in 2014 exposed allegations of internal strife and dysfunction within the FBI’s main Connecticut office in New Haven and…
FBI Urges People to Reboot Routers to Fend Off Russian Malware
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI is recommending owners of small office and home office routers reboot the devices to temporarily disrupt the malware and aid the potential identification of infected devices linked to Russia that has infected hundreds of thousands of internet routers. The culprits are using VPNFilter malware that is able to perform…
FBI Names 5 Agents to Senior Leadership Posts
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI Director Christopher Wray has named executives to five senior leadership positions: Ryan T. Young, special agent in charge of the Counterterrorism Division for the Los Angeles Field Office Gary A. Loeffert, special agent in charge of the Buffalo Field Office. Gregory Ehrie, special agent in charge of the Newark Field…
Border Patrol Agent Fatally Shoots Woman Illegally Crossing the Border
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent shot and killed a woman crossing the border illegally near Laredo, Tex., on Wednesday after the officer came under attack, federal authorities said, according to a report in the New York Times: The officer was searching for “illegal activity” in a culvert on a residential street in…
Oops! DEA Raids Wrong House in Tennessee
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The DEA has apologized after raiding the wrong home in Cleveland, Tenn. The task force was looking for a murder suspect but barged into the wrong home instead.
Donald Trump’s Persistent Campaign Against Federal Law Enforcement and the Intelligence Agencies
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com President Donald Trump’s attacks on federal law enforcement and the intelligence agencies have been persistent and consistent since taking office. Natasha Bertrand of The Atlantic writes: In the 22 months since the FBI launched its counterintelligence investigation into potential coordination between members of Trump’s campaign and Russia, Trump has attacked his…