ATF Agent, Whistleblower Criticizes Agency for Blocking His Book from Being Published

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The ATF’s reason for blocking his book about the botched and deadly Operation Fast and Furious is “absurd,” the author said, the Dallas Morning News reports. John Dodson, an ATF special agent who blew the whistle on the operation, said the book reveals important information about missteps in the agency. “I think…

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ATF Misplaced 420M Cigarettes, Misuses $162M in Profits

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Bad news continues to follow ATF. This time, the federal agency lost 420 million cigarettes, misused $162 million in profits from stings and conducted dozens of unauthorized investigations of illegal tobacco sales, the inspector general said, according to the Associated Press. Investigators were unable to locate 2.1 million cartons because of shoddy…

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