Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A lot of mystery has surrounded the shooting death of Ibragim Todashev, a friend of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. Now the FBI say it’s “eager” to release the results of an internal investigation into the May 22 shooting, which happened during a lengthy interrogation by an agent, the Boston…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com With the legalization of marijuana in Colorado, investors want to open up businesses to sell pot. Trouble is, they are reluctant to borrow money because of Justice Department regulations on such loans, the Motherboard reports. The Justice Department, which until recently was still aggressively pursuing pot shops, is considering easing those regulations…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A child who grew up as an actor on Sesame Street in the 1970s was tapped by President Obama for a high-ranking Justice Department position, the USA Today reports. Obama nominated Debo P. Adegbile to be the new assistant attorney general for civil rights. If confirmed by the Senate, Adegbile will fill…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A confidential Justice Department legal opinion on the extent of the FBI’s surveillance authority does not have to be released to the public, a federal appeals court ruled, the Washington Post reports. The January 2010 memo gave the FBI permission to gather phone call records from telecommunications companies. The U.S. Court of…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An attorney for Missoula County in Montana is arguing that the Justice Department has no authority to investigate how local authorities handle sexual assault cases, the Associated Press reports. Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg even went on to say that the county is an unfair target of the DOJ’s. “For whatever reason we…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A U.S. citizen claims in a lawsuit filed by the federal government that he was held for four months, endured harsh interrogation and was later released after it was discovered he had done nothing wrong, the Reason reports. Amir Meshal is represented by he ACLU, which contends its client was unfairly…
By Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Opinion There should be no question over whether Inspector General Michael Horowitz should expand his investigation into undercover storefront operations by the ATF to include rogue tactics exposed by a Journal Sentinel Watchdog Report investigation. An official with the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday that Horowitz “can and should”…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The NAACP in Florida is asking the Justice Department to investigate an unusual number of arrests at a convenience store in Miami Gardens, CBS Miami reports. Civil rights leaders are concerned about numerous arrests following police activity at the 207 Quickstop. One employee, for example, was cited for trespassing more than 60…
