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Gawker Wins Lawsuit Against FBI for Records on Hulk Hogan’s Sex Tape
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The online news site Gawker won a lawsuit against the FBI to obtain evidence connected to an FBI investigation of Hulk Hogan’s sex tape. The evidence has been important to Gawker since it was sued by Hogan for posting footage of a sex tape featuring the wrestler. The FBI was investigating…
Border Patrol Agents Attacked by Swarms of Bees; 1 Hospitalized
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents have grown accustomed to dodging rocks and other projectiles. But bees? Action 4 reports that Border Patrol agents and other local law enforcement were stung by an untold number of bees this week. Some agents were stung dozens of times, and one was airlifted to the hospital from…
Man Claims He Murdered Because Voices of FBI Agents Told Him To
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Is Karl George Sanft legally insane? The California man said he killed two people in a meth-fueled haze because the voices of FBI agents told him to, the New York Daily reports. Today he is expected to find out whether an Alameda County Judge believes Sanft is mentally competent. Sanft stabbed…
Former Police Chief Found Dead Hours After FBI Alleges Theft
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Just hours after the FBI accused a former police chief in New Mexico of stealing federal money, the suspect was found dead, possibly of a suicide. The Associated Press reports that former Rio Grande City Police Chief Byron Piper, who retired in December, was found dead at his home with a…
Head of FBI’s Philadelphia Office Plans to Retire, Take Job with Fortune 500 Company
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The head of the FBI’s Philadelphia field office, Edward J. Hanko, plans to retire next month following 29 years with the bureau, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The Pennsylvania native led the Philadelphia office since 2013, beefing up investigations of terrorism, cyber crime and public corruption. Hanko, 55, plans to become the…
State AG: NSA Officers Did Nothing Wrong by Shooting Transgender Women Outside Agency
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com NSA officers did nothing wrong when they shot and killed a transgender woman outside of a security gate at the entrance of the agency in Fort Meade, Md., the Washington Post reports. The Maryland U.S. attorney’s office said no evidence of a crime agains the officers were was found. “Federal prosecutors…
FBI Struggles to identify culprit in Houston Astros’ Hacking Case
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is accusing the St. Louis Cardinals’ front office of illegally gaining access to another team’s computer to steal information about players and potential trades. But there’s one problem, the New York Times reports: Agents are having trouble determining who specifically did the deed. The investigation has narrowed in on…
Was FBI Director Right When He Said Charleston Shooting Not Terrorism?
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI Director James Comey came under fire after he said the mass shooting at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, was not terrorism. Dylann Roof, who is white, has been charged in the killings and has a history of racism. He even posted a manifesto espousing his hatred for…