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DEA Backs Off Kratom Ban – for Now – After Mounting Public Pressure
Under mounting public pressure, the DEA has delayed the ban on Kratom, a Southeast Asian tree leaf that is said to be helpful for pain relief and heroin abuse.
Federal Investigators Struggle to Determine Cause of New Jersey Train Crash
The federal investigation into the crash of a commuter train in Hoboken, N.J., has failed so far to uncover what went wrong because of a lack of evidence.
FBI to Announce Location of New Headquarters in December
The FBI has been searching for a new headquarters for years.
Veteran FBI Agent John F. Good, Who Oversaw ABSCAM Scandal, Has Died
Veteran FBI agent John F. Good, who was integral to uncovering the ABSCAM scandal that brought down six House members, a U.S. senator and 12 others in the 1970s, has died.
Outgoing Leader of Justice Department’s National Security Division Speaks out about Hackers
John Carlin, the leader of the Justice Department’s national security division, said cybersecurity has become a major focus as nation states and individuals target U.S. infrastructure and business.
Parker: Supreme Court Opens the Term with Criminal Case Arguments
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office. By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com The Supreme Court opens the 2016-2017 term on Monday with only 8 Justices because of the death last spring of Justice Scalia. The…
Stejskal: Robin Hood in Reverse – A $1.1 Million SCAM
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 ticklethewire.com In 2005 Female Jones (not her real name), an indigent woman living in public housing in Ann Arbor, Mich., discovered she wasn’t eligible for federal housing assistance. The reason…
Orange County Register: Why FBI Should Disclose How iPhone Was Hacked
After the San Bernardino attack in December that killed 14 people and wounded 22 others, the FBI hired a private hacker to unlock the iPhone of one of the two dead terrorists.