Ex-TSA Employee Charged Following Bomb Threats at Tulsa International Airport
A former TSA accused of leaving notes containing bomb threats in an airport restroom was charged Wednesday with two counts of false information and hoaxes.
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FBI Investigates Bomb Threats to Refugee Community Center for Muslims
The FBI is investigating threats to “blow up” a refugee community center that predominately serves Muslim immigrants.
Dump Truck Driver Claims He Has Bomb, Smashes into FBI Office in Pittsburgh
A dump truck driver slammed into a security gate at the FBI offices in Pittsburgh, saying he had a bomb.
FBI Arrests Man Accused of Threatening to Blow Up Statue of Liberty
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It was no joking matter to law enforcement or the thousands of people who were visiting the Statue of Liberty. A 42-year-old man is accused of claiming to be a well-known terrorist and calling in a threat to blow up the Statue of Liberty, The Hill reports. The FBI and other…
Who Tweeted a Bomb Threat That Triggered F-16 Jets to Escort Commercial Aircraft?
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating a bomb threat made in a tweet that prompted the U.S. military to send F-16 fighter aircraft to escort two jets bound for Atlanta on Saturday, the Associated Press reports. The threats involved a Southwest Airlines flight from Milwaukee and a Delta Air Lines flight from Portland,…
Seattle Times: FBI ‘Obliterated a Line That Should Have Never Been Crossed’ with Fake News Site
By Seattle Times Editorial Board The Associated Press has a well-earned reputation as an independent, credible government watchdog. That’s why the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s appropriation of that credibility in a 2007 case obliterated a line that should never have been crossed. The laudable end — conviction of a student making school bomb threats —…
Seattle Times Outraged After Discovering FBI Created Bogus News Site to Capture Suspect
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI created a bogus Seattle Times web page and posted a fake news story in an attempt to plant software on the computer of a juvenile suspected of making bomb threats at a high school in 2007, the Seattle Times reports. The discovery by the ACLU was revealed on Twitter…
How FBI Agents Tracked Down Harvard Student Accused of Making Bomb Threats
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI had a crisis on its hands. Several bomb threats were sent via email to Harvard University, causing the school to close buildings during final exams. The student accused of sending in the threat, sophomore Eldo Kim, took steps to hide his identity using two anonymity tools – the routing service Tor…
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