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Attorney: FBI Used Best Buy Employee to Perform Warrantless Searches
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Best Buy employee who worked at the company’s repair center served as a paid FBI informant who essentially performed warrantless searches on electronics at the maintenance facility in Kentucky, according to the attorney of a doctor facing child pornography charges. Since 2009, “the FBI was dealing with a paid agent…
Federal Judge Slams Justice Department Attorney’s Handling of Immigration Case
A federal judge in Texas slammed the Justice Department on Thursday, ordering ethics classes for the department’s lawyers who argued President Obama’s immigration executive actions.
Poll Shows J. Edgar Hoover Favored for Name of New FBI Headquarters
Although former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover has long been accused of racism and illegal wiretaps, an online poll shows that respondents believe the new bureau’s headquarters should be named after him.
Judge: Border Patrol Not Liable in Shooting Death of 19-Year-Old U.S. Citizen
A Border Patrol agent who fatally shot a man near the order fence in Douglas, Ariz., used justified force, a judge has ruled.
FAA Tests New Drone-Detecting System Designed by FBI to Ward Off Dangers
The FAA is testing a new drone-detecting system designed by the FBI.
Attorney Questions FBI Interrogation of Final Holdout in Wildlife Refuge Occupation
David Fry, one of the final holdouts in the 41-day occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, was questioned by the FBI despite his court-appointed attorney objecting to an interrogation.
FBI Employee Arrested for Allegedly Tampering with Evidence in Probe Against Husband
An FBI employee was arrested for allegedly tampering with evidence in a child pornography investigation involving her husband.
CIA’s Internal Watchdog Claims It Lost Only Copy of Senate Torture Report
The CIA claims it has “accidentally” deleted its only copy of the Senate’s lengthy torture report.