By Paul Giblin The Republic A federal judge suspects that seven attorneys representing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives committed fraud in the case of a retired federal agent who infiltrated the Hells Angels motorcycle gang in Arizona. Court of Federal Claims Judge Francis Allegra banned the attorneys from filing documents in his…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The feds will be out in full force Sunday for Super Bowl game in Arizona. TMZ reports that the agencies involved in security, which is always very intense, include: — Department of Homeland Security — Immigration and Customs Enforcement — FBI — United States Secret Service — Phoenix PD — Glendale…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former Border Patrol agent who laundered drug money was sentenced to two years in prison Thursday, the Arizona Daily Star. Raimundo Borjas was convicted of money laundering after trying to conceal $61,600 in deposits. After he’s released from prison, Borjas was ordered to spend three years of supervision and to…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A U.S. Border Patrol agent was airlifted for emergency medical care after an altercation with a Mexican citizen near the Arizona border on Saturday, the Arizona Republic reports. The agent received 22 stitches after suffering lacerations to his face and a fractured orbital bone near Gu Vo, Arizona. The agent, whose…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Should the name of a Border Patrol agent who shot and killed a Mexican teen be released to the public? A federal judge is expected to hear arguments Thursday from the family of the teen who wants the agent to be identified, the Arizona Daily Star reports. The mother of Jose…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One person was killed following a shootout between Border Patrol agents and suspects on the edge of a Native American reservation near Tucson, the Arizona Republic reports. Another suspect fled after the shootout about 10 miles southwest of Tucson. Border Patrol spokesman Vic Brabble said the suspects were armed and that…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Customs and Border Protection overspent when it built houses for Border Patrol agents in Arizona, an inspector general’s report has found. The Associated Press reports that CBP spent nearly $700,000 per house in a town where the average home price is less than $90,000. The investigating found that CBP spent about…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com On the eve of the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2011, terrorist attacks, FBI Director James Comey pledged to continue fighting terrorism as the bureau’s top priority, the Arizona Republic reports. “We made a promise to the American people 13 years ago … that we would do everything we can…
