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Ex-Subway Pitchman Jared Fogle Expected to Plead Guilty to Child Porn Charges, CNN Reports
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Jared Fogle, who was long the pitch guy for Subway sandwiches, is expected to plead guilty to charges related to possession of child pornography, CNN reports. CNN cited “two law enforcement officials.” Subway cut off its relationship with Fogle after authorities raided his home in Indiana. Fogle’s attorney, Ron Elberger told…
Overdoses of Synthetic Drug, Spice, Surges As More People Abuse It
Overdoses or other problems from taking synthetic drugs are skyrocketing as demonstrated by the increasing number of calls to poising control centers about “spice.”
Clinton Investigation Tests FBI Director James Comey’s Independent Streak
FBI Director James Comey has almost universal respect among leaders in both the Democratic and Republican parties.
NYT Columnist: President Obama’s Justice Department Shows Hypocrisy
By Alec Karakatsanis New York Times Last month, President Obama used his clemency power to reduce the sentences of 46 federal prisoners locked up on drug-related charges. But for the last six years, his administration has worked repeatedly behind the scenes to ensure that tens of thousands of poor people — disproportionately minorities — languish in federal…
Sen. Schumer Seeks to Place More Skilled Veterans in Border Patrol Jobs
A bill by Sen. Charles Schumer seeks to help expedite the hiring of veterans.
Troubled Secret Service Seeks to Hire 1,000 New Employees
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service is on a hiring spree following embarrassing scandals that threatened to undermine the effectiveness of the agency that protects the president and other high-profile officials. The agency plans to hire an additional 1,100 officers and agents, the USA Today reports. The plan is to hire 400 agents and…
FBI Spied on African American Novelist James Baldwin for More Than Decade
James Baldwin, a famous African American writer, was pursued for more than a decade by the FBI because of paranoia about his politics, according to a new biography, “All the Strangers” by Douglas Field.
Book Chronicles FBI Special Agent’s Death in Shootout in 1935
Bill Plunkett knows a thing or two about criminal investigations.