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DEA Has Seized More Than $203M in Cash at Airports, But Rarely Makes Arrests
The DEA has seized more than $203 million in cash at 15 major airports as part of an effort to stop narcotics traffickers between 2005 and mid-2015.
Ex-ATF Agent Agrees to Pay $40,000 After Falsely Claiming He Had Cancer to Collect Sick Leave Pay
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A former ATF agent who faked having cancer to collect sick leave pay, has agreed to pay the federal government $40,000 to resolve the matter, the Justice Department announced this week. The Justice Department’s Civil Division alleged that Douglas daCosta of Livermore, Calif. agreed to pay $40,000 to resolve allegations that…
DEA Keeps Marijuana on List of Most Dangerous Drugs But Allows More Research
Proponents of marijuana legalization were delivered a blow this week when the DEA said there’s “no currently accepted medical use treatment in the United States.”
DEA’s Credibility Questioned After Refusing to Loosen Restrictions
Reading the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s report on marijuana, on how it should remain one of the nation’s most dangerous drugs and has no medical value, we can’t help but wonder what rock the agency’s leaders have been living under. Or what they’ve been smoking.
FBI Has ‘High Confidence” That Russian Government Hacked Democratic Party
The FBI has found more evidence that the Russian government hacked America’s Democratic Party and the personal e-mails of political operatives.
Head of Seattle FBI Office Retires, Replaced by Jay S. Tabb Jr.
Frank Montoya Jr., the head of the FBI office in Seattle, announced Thursday he’s retiring.
Border Patrol Agent Killed While Riding Dirt Bike on Duty
A Border Patrol agent was killed while riding a dirt bike while on duty for the Tucson Sector.
FBI Seeks Audio, Video App for Agents, Informants to Use for Evidence
The FBI is hoping to find a cell phone app hat allows undercover agents and informants to secretly record audio and video that would be streamed back to government servers.
Strip Searches, Racial Disparities Among Problems with Baltimore PD
The Justice Department’s investigation into the Baltimore Police Department revealed a number of alarming findings.
Border Patrol Agent: ‘I Was Shot at by State Trooper’ in Texas
A Texas state trooper fired his weapon near a federal agent because of poor communication between the Border Patrol and Texas Department of Public Safety.
Report: Secret Service Contacted Trump’s Campaign After Second Amendment Comments
The Secret Service has tried to contact Donald Trump’s campaign after his suggestion that “Second Amendment people” could stop Hillary Clinton from making Supreme Court picks if she’s elected.
Secret Service Rushed to Clinton’s Aid After Protester Breaks Past Barricades
Secret Service agents surrounded Hillary Clinton Wednesday afternoon when a protester broke past barricades at a rally and nearly reached the stage where she was speaking.
Judge Doesn’t Budge on Lowering Blagojevich’s Sentence Despite Apology and Daughters’ Tears
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Rod Blagojevich and his family hoped that a federal judge in Chicago on Tuesday would reduce the ex-Illinois governor’s 14-year sentence during a resentencing hearing. But that didn’t happen. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Blago’s young daughters wept openly in the front row of a federal courtroom and clutched their mom….
FBI Director Appoints New SACs for Denver and Oklahoma City
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI Director James B. Comey has named Timothy Slater to head up the Denver Division and Kathryn Peterson to head the Oklahoma City Division. Slater most recently served as the deputy assistant director of the Critical Incident Response Group at Quantico, Va. Slater joined the FBI in 1999 and began his career in…
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