By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Everyday, people in federal law enforcement head to work, grab a coffee, maybe a donut or a bagel, comb through their emails, read a newspaper or website and go about fighting crime, protecting the public from violent drug dealers, public corruption, gun-related crimes, healthcare fraud and terrorism. But on occasion, something…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Eight New Jersey residents will share $295,000 as part of a settlement in a lawsuit that alleges their homes were raided without warrants, the Associated Press reports U.S. citizen Ana Galindo said officers pointed a gun at her 9-year-old son during the pre-dawn raids. The residents filed a lawsuit in 2008 against…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Officials worry that cuts to the Border Patrol budget will weaken protection from drug smugglers and human traffickers, the Kansas City Star reports. The cuts will go into effect unless President Obama and Congress can reach a compromise soon to avert the so-called fiscal cliff, the Star wrote. Some experts said the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The former head of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Southern Florida was sentenced Friday to 5 years and 10 months in federal prison on a child pornography charge. The Sun-Sentinel newspaper reported that Anthony Mangione, 52, pleaded guilty in July to e-mailing child pornography to a former school bus…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The former special agent in charge of ICE’s South Florida office is set to be sentenced today on a child pornography charge, WPTV reports. Anthony Mangione, who was a leading crusader against child pornography, faces a mandatory sentence of at least five years in prison, according to WPTV. Authorities recently said they…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Congressional gridlock could mean massive layoffs for Border Patrol and ICE agents and officers on Jan. 2, even as illegal crossings continue to increase, the Washington Times reports in a decidedly anti-Obama column. At risk are the jobs of 3,400 Border Patrol agents, 932 ICE agents and 802 ICE deportation and removal…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Department of Homeland Security is plagued with low morale, much more so than other federal agencies, according to a Department of Homeland Security report. The report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office urges the DHS to determine the reason for low morale and solve the problem. “GAO found that despite having…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com After eight years of using BlackBerrys, the more than 17,000 employees at Immigration and Customs Enforcement are making the switch to the iPhone, the New York Times reports. The $2.1 million contract with Apple suggests that law enforcement no longer considers BlackBerrys to be more secure, New York Times reported. In fact,…
