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Florida Man Accused of Plotting Terrorist Attack on Sept. 11 Anniversary
A 20-year-old man living with his parents in Florida is accused of encouraging a terrorist attack in Kansas City on today’s 14th anniversary of Sept. 11, the Washington Post reports. Joshua Ryne Goldberg was charged with distribution of information relating to explosives, destructive devices, and weapons of mass destruction. “Hopefully there will be some jihad…
FBI: Not Enough Evidence to Pursue Child Porn Charges Against Las Vegas Mayor
The FBI determined it does not have enough evidence to pursue child pornography charges against Las Vegas Mayor John Lee.
Market Watch: Don’t Believe Hype of DOJ Crackdown on White-Collar Crime
If you ask, corporate criminal defense attorneys will tell you — as they have told me — the one thing their corporate clients want to avoid when facing off against the federal government is an admission of wrongdoing — to have to plead guilty to the crimes they have committed.
FBI, CIA, NSA: No Credible Threat of Terrorist Attack in America on Anniversary of 9/11
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal agencies in charge of keeping America safe from a terrorist attack said there is no credible threat to America’s homeland on today’s 14th anniversary of Sept. 11. The Washington Times reports that directors of the FBI, CIA and the National Security Agency said Thursday that they have no reason…
FBI: Pilots in Cleveland Reported Being Blinded by Laser Pointers over Labor Day Weekend
Pilots told authorities they were blinded by laser pointers over the Labor Day weekend in Cleveland.
A New Show on Netflix Worth Watching: ‘Narco,’ The Story About Pablo Escobar
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Having finished watching a series of TV shows including “Breaking Bad” and “Sons of Anarchy,” I was looking for a new show. I stumbled across “Narco,” a Netflix-made series on drug lord Pablo Escobar and the DEA in Colombia. It’s a show worth watching. It intersperses real news video clips to…
Prosecutors Try to Preserve Testimony in Case Against Agent Accused of Lying about ‘Whitey’ Bulger Case
The witnesses in the case against a retired FBI agent are so old and ill that prosecutors are taking the unusual step of trying to preserve the testimony in depositions in the event that something happens to the people now in their 80s.
Fears of Stronger Gun Laws Apparently Fueled Record Purchases of Firearms
Gun sales surged in August following a series of high-profile shootings that spread fear of stronger firearm laws.