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Ex-FBI Agent Who Stole Heroin From Evidence to Be Sentenced Today
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former FBI agent who stole heroin from criminal investigations to feed his addiction should be sentenced to seven to nine years in prison, prosecutors plan to urge a judge, the Washington Post reports. Former agent Matthew Lowry, who worked in the Washington field office, spoiled drug case and forced prosecutors…
Check Out Secret Service’s Most Telling Code Names
The Secret Service has come up with some interesting code names of the people they are paid to protect.
Liquid Meth Is No. 1 Drug Crossing Border Because of Cheaper Ingredients
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Forget marijuana and cocaine. The No. 1 drug entering the U.S. from the Southwest border is liquid methamphetamine, KSAT.com reports. “The Mexican cartels have figured out a very effective way to massively produce very low cost, inexpensive methamphetamine year-round,” said Wendell Campbell, spokesperson for the DEA’s Houston division. One reason it…
Gun Used to Murder Woman in San Francisco Was Stolen from Federal Agent
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A man accused of killing a 32-year-old woman on San Francisco’s waterfront used a gun stolen from a federal agent’s car, sources close to the investigation told the SFGate.com. The gun was a .40-caliber pistol, but it did not appear to be the agent’s official gun. Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez was charged…
Subway Breaks Ties with Jared Fogle Following Child-Porn Investigation
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Subway has ended its 15-year relationship with its pitchman Jared Fogle following an FBI raid at his Indiana home. The investigation of Fogle is centered around child pornography accusations, just two months after his friend was arrested on charges of possessing hundreds of vile videos, the New York Daily News reports. …
Secret Service, Obama, Former Presidents Celebrate Agency’s 150th anniversary
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama and other four former presidents joined Secret Service officials to celebrate the agency’s 150th anniversary. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and Secret Service Director Joe Clancy gave brief speeches at the small, private gathering inside the National Archives building Tuesday, CNN reports. The nation’s four living former presidents – Jimmy…
TSA Screeners Aren’t Charged on Allegations of Groping ‘Attractive’ Male Passengers
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two Denver airport security screeners who were fired after being accused of fondling attractive male passengers will not be charged, NBC News reports. The TSA screeners, a man and a woman, were fired in April following a six-month investigation by the TSA, which alerted Denver police to the allegations in March….
Lengel: Dr. Farid Fata, the Dr. Mengele of Michigan
Dr. Josef Mengele (left) and Dr. Farid Fata. By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — It’s not always fair to compare someone to an evil figure in history. But when I saw the Metro Detroit oncologist Dr. Farid Fata sitting in federal court in Detroit Monday, I couldn’t help but think of Dr. Josef Mengele, the…