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TSA Finds Record 73 Firearms in Carry-On Luggage in 1 Week at Nation’s Airports
The TSA reported that a record 73 firearms were found in carry-on luggage last week, setting a 73-year-old record for most guns found in such a short period.
FBI: Louisiana Governor in 1960s Gave KKK Money to Quell Racial Violence
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Louisiana’s governor in the mid-1960s doled out privately raised money to Ku Klux Klan members in hopes of avoiding racial violence, FBI records show. The Advocate reports that Klan members were promised money after the 1964 gubernatorial election in exchange for peace. FBI agents believed that Gov. John J. McKeithen, who…
Secret Service Paid Trump $150,000+ for Use of His Manhattan Condo Building
When Donald Trump began running for president in 2015, it wasn’t the first time the Republican candidate dealt with the agency.
Book Excerpt : ‘On Dope: Drug Enforcement and The First Policeman’
Jeffrey B. Stamm, a highly-decorated DEA agent for 31 years, served domestic and overseas assignments in South America and Central Asia. He rose from undercover agent to a member of DEA’s Senior Executive Service. In December 2015 he retired from the DEA to take a job as executive director of the Midwest High Intensity Drug…
Border Patrol Reports Surge of Migrants Being Arrested at Mexico Border
Border Patrol is experiencing an increase in the number of migrants being detained at the Mexico border.
FBI Paid At Least $1.3M to Unlock San Bernardino iPhone, Director Suggests
An undisclosed group of hackers received at least $1.3 million to help the FBI unlock an iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters.
Judge Upholds FBI’s Right to Keep ‘National Security Letters’ a Secret
The FBI can continue to keep “national security letters” secret after issuing them to demand customer records from phone companies, banks and others.