Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When is the government authorized to use drones to kill U.S. Citizens overseas? The Justice Department, which has resisted the release of the information, said Tuesday it won’t block the release of a secret drone memo, the USA Today reports. That decision was made easier because the memo’s author, former Justice Department…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department has charged five Chinese military officials with cyber-espionage after allegedly hacking into American companies’ computers in an attempt to steal trade secrets. BBC reports that the army officials are accused of stealing trade secrets and internal documents from five U.S. companies and a labor union. China quickly denied the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When James B. Comey became the FBI’s new director last year, many observers believed he’d usher in a new era at the bureau by shifting some of the focus away from terrorism. But the New York Times reports that Comey, a former Justice Department prosecutor who focused on gun cases, appears to…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI agent acknowledged on the witness stand Tuesday that he may have unknowingly violated Justice Department guidelines in the case of there Cuban immigrants accused of the theft of drugs and expensive merchandise in the Las Vegas Valley. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that FBI Agent Shay Christensen admitted during cross-examination…
By Trevor Timm Freedom of the Press Foundation The US State Department announced the launch of its third annual “Free the Press” campaign today, which will purportedly highlight “journalists or media outlets that are censored, attacked, threatened, or otherwise oppressed because of their reporting.” A noble mission for sure. But maybe they should kick off the campaign…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Republican lawmakers are want the Justice Department to seek charges against embattled ex-IRS official Lois Lerner. Fox News reports that the House Ways and Means Committee are to meet Wednesday to write a letter notifying the Justice Department that Lerner may have broken the law. The letter will argue that Lerner violated…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A key figure in the Fast & Furious gun-running operation was permitted to collect two salaries while on leave from his federal government job, the Washington Times reports. The Justice Department’s inspector general created the report after finding that three of William McMahon’s superiors with the ATF “exercised poor judgment” by allowing…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric Holder and former FBI Director Robert Mueller are among senior Justice Department officials who billed taxpayers a combined $7.8 million to use federal aircraft for hundreds of personal trips, the Washington Post reports. The report by Congress’ nonpartisan Government Accountability Office, which was released Thursday, comes less than three…
