LA Times: It’s a Shame That Border Patrol Pulled Out of Student Career Fair
When UC Irvine holds its student career fair Thursday, the event will be missing one employer that had planned to be there: the U.S. Border Patrol.
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Federal Court Blasts DEA’s Interpretation of Recent Medical Marijuana Bill
A federal court in California criticized the DEA’s interpretation of a recent medical marijuana bill in a ruling that could compromise federal prosecutions of marijuana cases.
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.
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…