Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An appellate court’s ruling that permitted a Mexican family to sue Border Patrol agents could endanger officers, the agency’s union said Tuesday, according to the Texas Tribune reports. Agents worried about lawsuits may be more reluctant to use deadly force when necessary, according to the National Border Patrol Council. “We’re concerned, and…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Supreme Court halted a lawsuit that alleges unequal treatment by Secret Service agents. The Washington Post reports that the court unanimously ruled that agents were immune from the lawsuit because they were responsible for distancing protesters from then-President George W. Bush following a 2-0-4 campaign event in Jacksonville, Ore. “The maintenance…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com No one has accused Naveed Shinwari of breaking the law. But that hasn’t stopped federal authorities from placing him on the no-fly list, which has prevented Shinwari from seeing his wife for the past 26 months, the Guardian reports. Shinwari said he believes he can’t fly because he’s refused to become an…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A retired ATF agent who infiltrated the Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang is suing the federal agency for $10 million for failing to protect him, News 4 Tucson reports. Jay Dobyns, an ATF agent for 27 years, was investigating Hell’s Angels between 2001 and 2003 as an undercover agent. As a result, Dobyns…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Be careful what you write on Facebook. In one case, the FBI has the right to access the Facebook posts of a woman who is suing the bureau over what she claims was a misguided 2011 raid, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Shaquel Adams must turn over pages from her Facebook account, particularly…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An ATF agent hailed as a hero for fatally shooting a Bronx weapons dealer is suing the federal agency because he was taken off full duty after the incident, the New York Post reports. Adam Bruzzese, of Long Island, said his bosses at ATF were convinced something was wrong with him because…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Florida socialite whose complaint to the FBI led to the resignation of Gen. David Petraeus, Lawyers.com reports. Jill Kelley claims in a lawsuit that her reputation was tarnished when the government allegedly leaked her private e-mails to the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Queens man said the FBI put him on the no-fly list in retaliation for not acting as an informant, the New York Daily News reports. Muhammad Tanvir is accusing FBI agents of barring him from air travel because he refused to act as an informant to get intelligence on Muslim neighbors….
