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FBI Busts ‘Largest-known Computer Hacking’ of Its Kind with 9 Arrests
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Calling it the “largest-known computer hacking security fraud scheme,” the FBI charged nine people in indictments unsealed Tuesday that allege nine people managed to break into three newswires to access yet-to-be press release about financial information. The FBI reports that the international scheme netted its participants $30 million in illegal profits….
Six Men on No-Fly List Want Judge to Examine FBI’s Terrorism Assessments
How does the FBI decide who goes on the no-fly list?
Inforum: FBI Office in North Dakota Is ‘Unsettling Sign of Changing Times’
The establishment of an FBI office in Williston, N.D., is a tangible, if somewhat unsettling, sign of changing times.
Former Heroic FBI Agent Who Saved Lives During Bank Robbery Dies
Toy Fuson, a former FBI agent who saved the lives of several officers during a tense bank robbery, has died.
TSA Alarmed by Discovery of Real Gun the Size of a Keychain
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The TSA has dealt with a record number of gun seizures at airports, but the latest discovery is one of the most unique and disturbing. Patch reports that security found a real gun the size a key chain and seized the weapon. “It is a very tiny gun, but it is…
Federal Investigation Targets Baseball Clubs That Sign Cuban Defectors
A federal investigation into the smuggling of Cuban baseball players to the U.S. is targeting MLB team officials.
Researcher Sues FBI for Long-Withheld Records About Ex-First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A lot of secrecy still shrouds the FBI’s past obsession with former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. AllGov.com reports that the FBI has refused to disclose records detailing her trip to the Soviet Union in 1957 and 1958. Former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover believed Roosevelt was a Communist sympathizer. Now a…
Secret Service Won’t Provide Security Along Bridge During Pope’s Visit
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When Pope Francis visits Philadelphia next month, the Secret Service won’t be providing protection along the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Local law enforcement have been frustrated with planning for the visit because the Secret Service had not made its intentions clear until recently. Security planning will be headed…