By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Wisconsin Department of Justice delayed investigations of child pornography tips for months, the Post Crescent reports. Criticism of the DOJ’s Internet child pornography unit mounted in March, when Milwaukee Special Agent-in-Charge Willie Brantley was fired and Special Agent Anna King resigned. It was discovered that nearly four dozen cases languished…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com What are the chances of the Justice Department landing a criminal prosecution in the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson? It won’t be easy, the Associated Press reports. Dozens of FBI agents are in Ferguson, interviewing potential witnesses. The Justice Department must meet a difficult standard of proof. To…
By William Yeomans Reuters The tragic killing of Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson has brought to the surface long-simmering tensions between the Ferguson Police Department and the Missouri community it serves. In the shooting’s immediate aftermath, the focus has been on whether Wilson will be prosecuted criminally and convicted for the shooting. In the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday that more than 40 FBI agent are investigating the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed white teen who was shot by an officer in Ferguson. Holder issued the following statement Monday after President Obama held a briefing. “As I informed the President this afternoon, the full…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Matthew Bell and Craig Josephburg have made FBI history. The accused fraudsters were the first suspects to have their confessions electronically recorded under a new Justice Department policy, the New York Daily News reports. The pair is accused of a massive pump-and-dump stock scheme. The new policy is intended to get a…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A day after zealous police clashed with protesters and fired tear gas at demonstrators and the media, the Justice Department announced it’s increasing its involvement in the review of an officer who shot an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Mo., Time reports. The efforts include sending advisers to meet with local law enforcement,…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A disgruntled ex-cop with a loaded gun managed to bypass metal detectors and enter an FBI office using a fake police badge and inactive ID card, ABC News reports. The ease with which the man entered the building has concerned federal authorities. “He could’ve shot up half the office by that point,”…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A federal monitor will investigate and review the Newark Police Department after the Justice Department found that officers routinely violated the constitutional rights of its citizens, The Star-Ledger reports. The DOJ reached an agreement over the federal monitor with the city of Newark. A three-year review of the police department found troublesome…
