By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A two-year investigation into the Baltimore landfills has led to the arrests of five employees accused to taking bribes and stealing scrap metal, the Baltimore Sun reports. The workers were arrested and charged in U.S. District Court following several raids. Some are accused of taking bribes from commercial haulers in exchange…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Another Border Patrol supervisor is in hot water. This time James Doran, 54, who is the supervisor of the Border Patrol’s Laredo office, is expected to be charged today for allegedly collecting more than $108,000 in Social Security benefits to which he was not entitled, the Laredo Morning Times reports. An…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A TSA agent has been charged with faking cancer for five years in an attempt to stay out of work, The Associated Press reports. The former TSA agent, Marc Bess, was arrested after authorities said they discovered he was lying about having abdominal lymphoma. In fact, he’s cancer-free, the AP reported….
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI terrorism investigation netted six arrests in Minneapolis and San Diego on Sunday. Information was murky early Monday, but a press conference later in the day is expected to shed light on the charges and allegations. “There is no threat to public safety,” Ben Petok, spokesman for U.S. Attorney Andy…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol supervisor accused of hiding a video camera in the women’s bathroom at the agency’s station in San Diego pleaded not guilty Thursday. U-T San Diego reports that Armando Gonzalez, 46, pleaded not guilty to 19 counts related to the camera. Authorities said at least a dozen women were…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two former federal agents are accused of stealing bitcoins while investigating the online drug marketplace Silk Road. The Huffington Post reports that Carl Force, 46, a former DEA special agent, and Shaun Bridges, 32, an ex-special agent with the Secret Service, were arrested and charged, the Justice Department announced Monday. Force…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An Army National guard specialist is accused of trying to join ISIS overseas while his cousin planned to attack a U.S. military insulation. Huffington Post reports that 22-year-old was arrested by the FBI on Wednesday while authorities say he was en route to join the extremists overseas. His cousin Jonas Edmonds,…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A U.S. Border Patrol supervisor accused of hiding a camera in a women’s bathroom is expected to be officially charged today following a federal investigation. Reuters reports that Armando Gonzalez, 46, was arrested and is being held on charges that are expected to be unsealed today. Gonzalez is accused of installing…
