Justice Department Concerned About Amount of Fraud in Military
The Justice Department isn’t exactly having trouble finding fraud in the military.
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Justice Department Quietly Collecting Data from Cell Phone Users on Mass Scale
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department has been collecting data from cell phone users on a mass scale for the past seven years by using electronic devices to mimic cellular towers, the Wall Street Journal reports. The U.S. Marshals Service reportedly flew Cessna planes with technology capable of simulating cell phone towers. The planes…
Secret Service Blasted for Problems That Allowed Fence Jumper to access White House
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The man who jumped over a White House fence and burst into the White House in September managed to avoid security because of a litany of problems with the Secret Service, CNN reports. A Homeland Security report found numerous failures that allowed Omar Gonzalez to so easily access the White House….
Defendants in Dog Fighting Ring Get One of Nation’s Longest Sentences for Actions
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Defendants in one of the largest dog fighting busts in U.S. history received some of the stiffest prison sentences ever issued for a dog-fighting ring, the Washington Times reports. The Alabama dog fighting ring involved more than 350 dogs. “These dogs lived in deplorable conditions that constituted extraordinary cruelty,” said George…
Law Firm: Alabama Prison System Rife with Abuse, Should be Investigated by DOJ
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Widespread corruption, misconduct and abusive behavior were found in Alabama’s prison system following a six-month investigation by a nonprofit law firm. Now the firm, the Montgomery-based Equal Justice Initiative, is urging the Justice Department to conduct a formal investigation, the Montgomery Advertiser reports. Alleging extreme violence, security problems and a culture…
John Doar, a civil rights fighter for Justice Department in 1960s, dies at 92
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Few people in law enforcement played as key a role as John Doar in protecting civil liberties of African Americans. A top civil rights lawyer for the Justice Department in the 1960s, Doar died Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. He was 92 and had congestive heart failure in New York. Doar…
Eric Holder Applauds The Nomination of Loretta Lynch for Attorney General
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com President Obama has nominated Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch, 55, to replace Eric Holder as attorney general. She would be the first black woman to head up the department. Attorney General Eric Holder released a statement Saturday: “Loretta Lynch is an extraordinarily talented attorney, a dedicated public servant, and a leader…
Top Justice Department Officials Used Influence to Get Relatives Paid Internships
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Three top officials in the Justice Department played a role in getting their relatives paid paid internships, the New York Daily News reports. Executive Office for Immigration Review Director Juan Osuna, Board of Immigration Appeals Chairman David Neal and Chief Immigration Judge Brian O’Leary each helped relatives get the jobs, according…