Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The potential nomination of New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly to the top position at Homeland Security has enraged Muslim-American groups, the Huffington Post reports. Islamic groups said Kelly, as the head of the nation’s largest police force, oversaw the targeting of innocent Muslim based solely on their religion. Kelly also…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former Border Patrol agent from Mississippi was sentenced to 78 months in prison for possessing child porn on his government-issued computer, GulfLive reports. James E. Ward also will receive eight years of supervised release and a $7,000 fine. “The defendant in this case contributed to the abuse and sexual exploitation of…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An audit revealed Tuesday that the Homeland Security Department does not know what happened to more than 1 million people who arrived in the U.S., an embarrassing blunder as lawmakers debate a new immigration bill, The Washington Times reports. The Government Accountability Office’s report underscores that the department’s failure to accurately track…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Homeland Security supervisor who has been suspended pleaded guilty Monday to possession of child pornography in U.S. District Court in Buffalo, The Buffalo News reports. Steven Metz, 41, faces up to 10 years in prison after he was busted with more than 600 images and videos of child porn on his…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com If NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly is interested in the top post at Homeland Security, he’s not saying anything about it, CBS New York reports. Kelly is believed to be on President Obama’s short list to replace Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. “I think Ray Kelly is one of the best there is,…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama’s nomination for second in command at the Department of Homeland Security fended off allegations Thursday that he helped Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s brother get a special visa for foreign investors, The Los Angeles Times reports. The nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas is important because he could become the temporary…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama’s nominee for the No. 2 job at Homeland Security is under investigation following allegations that he obtained a special visa after the initial application was denied by the U.S., the Associated Press reports. The department’s inspector general warned Congress in an email that Alejandro Mayorkas is under investigation for allegedly…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The acting inspector general of Homeland Security is accused of mismanagement and nepotism, the New York Post reports. Documents obtained by the Post show that Charles Edwards took at least four jaunts on the taxpayers’ dime and employed his wife. Never mind that Edwards’ job is to protect the agency from violating…
