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TSA Whistleblower Says He Was Ordered to Racially Profile Somali-Americans
A TSA employee testified before Congress Wednesday that his superiors instructed him to racially profile Somali-Americans.
David Johnson Named the Associate Executive Assistant Director of the Criminal, Cyber, Response and Services Branch
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com David Johnson, who headed up the FBI’s San Francisco bureau, has been named the associate executive assistant director of the Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch. The job includes supporting the FBI’s cyber and criminal investigations, international operations, critical incident response, and victim assistance. He’ll also oversee the FBI’s development of…
Ex-House Speaker Dennis Hastert Gets 15 Months in Prison; Tells Judge He’s ‘Deeply Ashamed’
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Capping a shameful chapter for Congress, a federal judge in Chicago on Wednesday sentenced former House speaker J. Dennis Hastert to 15 months in federal prison, a punishment that was more severe than what prosecutors had recommended and one that clearly took into account the sexual abuse allegations, the Washington Post reports. ….
Man Who Died After Shooting FBI Agent, 2 Deputy Marshals Is Identified
A body found inside a burned Kansas motel room after a shootout that injured three federal agents was identified as Orlando Collins.
Law Enforcement Busts Sex Traffickers During World Cannabis Week in Colorado
Law enforcement noticed last year that sex trafficking operations sprang up around World Cannabis Week in Colorado, where marijuana is now legal.
One Sure Way to Get Arrested While Fleeing Police: Jump the White House Fence
There’s one sure way to get arrested while fleeing a robbery – hoping a fence at the White House complex.
Rapper YG Hounded by Secret Service Over Anti-Donald Trump Song
Rapper YG said the Secret Service is harassing him and his label over a song entitled “FDT,” or Fuck Donald Trump.
Border Patrol Rescues Abandoned 2-Year-Old Girl Smuggled into U.S.
Smugglers left behind a 2-year-old girl in Granjeno, Texas, where she was wearing a T-shirt with a phone number on it.