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Mexico Drug Lord Who Tortured, Killed DEA Agent in 1985 Is Given House Arrest
Drug lord Ernesto “Don Neto” Fonseca Carrillo, who killed a DEA agent in 1985, will serve the remainder of his sentence on house arrest.
U.S. Attorney’s Office Drops Murder Charge Against Man Previously Convicted in Death of Chandra Levy
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In what comes as a big surprise, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington on Thursday announced it was dropping murder charges against Ingmar Guandique, the man who was convicted in the 2001 killing of Washington intern Chandra Levy, the Washington Post reports. Guandique had been convicted in the murder in 2010, but…
FBI Warns of More Terrorist Attacks As ISIS Is Defeated in Syria
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Defeating ISIS could increase terror attacks in the West, FBI Director James Comey Wednesday. “At some point there is going to be a terrorist diaspora out of Syria like we’ve never seen before,” Comey said at a cybersecurity conference at Fordham University, the New York Times reports. “Not all of the…
Man Who Slammed Through Gates of FBI Pittsburgh Office Was Struggling Emotionally
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A man who rammed a dump truck into the gates of the FBI building in Pittsburgh was looking for emotional help, family and neighbors told WTAE. “He’s been crying out for help, a lot of help, and he asked me if I could find someone for him to talk to,” a…
Chicago Woman Says FBI Raided Her House by Mistake, Left Without Explanation
A Chicago woman was at home with her fiancé when she said the FBI stormed into her home, failed to show a warrant and left without an explanation.
Columnist: Justice Department’s Data-Sharing Plan Protects Privacy
Earlier this month, the Justice Department unveiled a legislative proposal to facilitate cross-border data sharing for law enforcement purposes.
Homeland Security Director Warns Against Divisive, Political Rhetoric about Muslims
Homeland Security Director Jeh Johnson warned against political rhetoric that “vilifies Muslims,” saying the federal government depends on relationship of trust form Muslim Americans.
Dump Truck Driver Claims He Has Bomb, Smashes into FBI Office in Pittsburgh
A dump truck driver slammed into a security gate at the FBI offices in Pittsburgh, saying he had a bomb.