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D.C. U.S. Attorney Channing Phillips Named ticklethewire.com Fed of the Year for 2016
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com D.C. U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips has been named ticklethewire.com’s Fed of the Year for 2016. Phillips, who began working for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C. in 1994, was nominated by President Barack Obama to the U.S. Attorney post in Washington in October 2015. From 2011 to 2015, he served…
High School Student Accused of Posing As FBI Agent to Get Free Services from Prostitutes
Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, arrested a high school student Wednesday accused of posing as an FBI agent in an attempt to get free services from prostitutes.
Dozens of Firearms Discovered at Airports Nationwide During Holiday Travel Break
During the busy Christmas travel break, the TSA found 80 firearms in carry-on bags at airports nationwide.
Nearly 200 Homeland Security Employee Accepted Bribes in Past Decade
Nearly 200 employees and contract workers for Homeland Security have accepted bribes totaling about $150 million over the past 10 years.
FBI Has Been Investigating Muncie, Ind. Officials Since At Least April
The FBI has been investigating Muncie, Indiana, officials since at least April over allegations of misusing money and other misconduct.
FBI Investigates Several Years of China-Linked Hacks of FDIC
The FBI is investigating what appears to be Chinese military-sponsored hacks of computers at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation since 2010, sources told Reuters.
Journalist, Researcher Sue U.S. Spy Agencies for Records about Russian Hacking
An investigative reporter and a researcher at Harvard have filed a open records lawsuit this week against the CIA, FBI, Homeland Security and the Director of National Intelligence for information about Russia interfering with the U.S. presidential election.
Ex-Officer: Secret Service’s Internal Problems Is Its Greatest Challenge
On Inauguration Day, the extensive premises of Washington, D.C., will be secured and re-secured.