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![Apple CEO Opposes Judge’s Order to Unlock iPhone in Wake of San Bernardino Attacks](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Steve-Cook-apple.jpg)
Apple CEO Opposes Judge’s Order to Unlock iPhone in Wake of San Bernardino Attacks
A magistrate judge in Riverside, Calif., signed an order Tuesday to request that Apple disable a feature that erases phone data after 10 unsuccessful attempts to enter the password.
![Attorney: Terror Suspect Manipulated by FBI Employee Posing as Young Muslim Woman](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/isis-flag-meaning-cover.jpg)
Attorney: Terror Suspect Manipulated by FBI Employee Posing as Young Muslim Woman
Ultimately, the attorney said, Abu-Rayyan fell in love with the woman who he believed was a Sunni teen.
![FBI Discovers Trench of Human Feces at Occupation Site of Oregon Wildlife Refuge](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/fbi-logo-large.jpg)
FBI Discovers Trench of Human Feces at Occupation Site of Oregon Wildlife Refuge
The Oregon wildlife refuge that was taken over by armed occupiers is a stinky mess, the FBI has discovered.
![Female FBI Agent Sues Federal Government Over Peeping-Tom Border Patrol Supervisor](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/border-patrol2.jpg)
Female FBI Agent Sues Federal Government Over Peeping-Tom Border Patrol Supervisor
A female FBI agent claims in a lawsuit that the federal government did not respond in a responsible way to a former Border Patrol supervisor who was convicted of secretly taping female colleagues using the restroom.
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IRS Agent in Seattle Convicted of Bribery
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com After three days of deliberations, a federal jury in Seattle last week convicted an IRS agent of soliciting and accepting a bribe. Paul G. Hurley, 43, of Seattle, was convicted on two felony counts on Friday. Sentencing is set for May 13. According to testimony at trial and records filed in…
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Ex-D.C. Homicide Commander Questions the Way Death of Justice Scalia Was Handled
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com When Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead over the weekend at a west Texas ranch, he reportedly had a pillow over his head. Now, the conspiracy theories are cropping up. Sari Horowitz and Lena Sun of the Washington Post report that a former D.C. homicide commander is raising questions…
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FBI: Premature to Conclude Motive of Machete Attack at Ohio Diner
Mohamed Barry, 30, was shot and killed by a policeman.
![FBI Expects to Collect Evidence at Oregon Wildlife Refuge for Several Weeks](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/burn-oregon.jpg)
FBI Expects to Collect Evidence at Oregon Wildlife Refuge for Several Weeks
The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge has turned into a crime scene at a time when land managers must prepare to open the 300-square-mile area.