Former TSA Agent Accused of Helping Smuggle Marijuana Past Airport Screeners
A former TSA agent is accused of allowing marijuana on flights to northern California.
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More Fiber-Optic Cables Cut in California As FBI Fears Possible Terrorism
More fiber-optic cables were severed in California, this time in Livermore on Monday night.
Man Claims He Murdered Because Voices of FBI Agents Told Him To
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Is Karl George Sanft legally insane? The California man said he killed two people in a meth-fueled haze because the voices of FBI agents told him to, the New York Daily reports. Today he is expected to find out whether an Alameda County Judge believes Sanft is mentally competent. Sanft stabbed…
Former DEA Agent Indicted For Fraud in a Case In Which He Posed as an FBI Agent
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A former DEA agent has been charged with fraud in a scheme in which he allegedly posed as an active FBI agent and helped a person who posed as a former federal prosecutor defraud a man who enlisted their help to recover money in a fraud scheme. David Garcia Herrera, 70,…
State Justice Department Employee Accused of Helping Run ‘Fictitious’ Police Department
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A state Justice Department employee was among three people arrested for allegedly operating an underground police force in California. Brandon Kiel, 31, of South Los Angeles, was charged with seven counts of impersonating a police officer and is on administrative leave, SignalSCV.com reports. “We cannot comment on the ongoing personnel matter…
FBI Investigating Potential Terrorist Threat to U.S. Following Information Gathering
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating a potential terrorist threat that targets the U.S. The FBI made the discovery while intercepting chatter and gathering other intelligence information, CNN reports. It’s unclear how serious the threat was or what it involved. One U.S. official said the threat involved parts of California, which has stepped…
Border Patrol Agent Indicted on 19 Counts Related to Hidden Camera in Station Bathroom
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol supervisor accused of hiding a camera in the women’s bathroom at an agency station in California was indicted Thursday on 19 counts. The indictment alleges that Armando Gonzalez, 46, “with intent, did capture an image of a private area of an individual without their consent … and knowingly…
Judge Orders FBI to Release Records on Surveillance, Recruitment of Muslims
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A judge has ordered the FBI to release documents detailing its surveillance of Muslims and recruiting efforts in Northern California, The San Francisco Gate reports. U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg of San Francisco said the FBI must disclose previously redacted or omitted information about the programs used to conduct surveillance of…