FBI Director Warns Feds to Resist Pressure to Act Unethically
The FBI’s new director warned agents and others in federal government to resist pressure to act unethically.
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Iowa Judge Profited from Sending Hundreds of Immigrants to Private Prisons
An Iowa federal judge allegedly conspired to profit from investments in private prisons by sending hundreds of immigrants to jail in one of the largest, more unusual immigration raids in U.S. history.
Ex-Officer: Secret Service’s Internal Problems Is Its Greatest Challenge
On Inauguration Day, the extensive premises of Washington, D.C., will be secured and re-secured.
New York Post: Justice Department Lawyers Get Slap They Deserve
In a stinging slap at the Justice Department, a federal judge last week ordered practically all the lawyers in its main DC office to take ethics training for five years.
IG: Justice Department Repeatedly Failed to Train Employees on Proper Off-Duty Conduct
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The problems with Justice Department employees getting drunk and acting out 20 years ago have not been sufficiently addressed and are failing to curtail boisterous off-duty conduct, the Inspector General found. The Washington Times reports that the department never followed through on recommendations from as far back as 1996 to adequately…
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 —…
FBI Abruptly Changes Course on Hiring Company to Grade Positivity of News
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has ended its controversial quest to hire a company to grade whether news is positive, neutral or negative, the Washington Times reports. The bureau abruptly removed the contract solicitation without explanation, and the FBI declined to discuss it. Journalism ethicists expressed worries about the FBI’s plans to grade news coverage….
Jeh Johnson’s Newest appointee at Homeland Security Was Key Figure in Pennsylvania Corruption Case
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson’s newest appointee has a checkered past, the Washington Times reports. According to court records, Johnson’s chief of staff, Christian Marrone, oversaw the private renovations of a mansion owned by state Sen. Vince Fumo. At the time, Marrone was one of Fumo’s legislative aides. According to the report…
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