Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Armed with a loaded rifle, a machete and gasoline, a man threatened to kill former president George W. Bush and win over one of his two daughters, USA Today reports. The Secret Service arrested Benjamin Smith, 44, in New York City after he told agents he was “working on a relationship with…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Florida Republican discovered a quick way to get a visit from the Secret Service. The Daily Caller reports that an African American candidate for state assembly tweeted Tuesday that he believes President Obama should be arrested and hanged. But the candidate, Joshua Black, didn’t stop there. He posted this on Facebook:…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service is investigating a potential link between the recent hacking of consumer data from Target and the arrest of two Mexicans over the weekend, Reuters reports. The Mexicans were found with a cache of fraudulent credit cards. Target said the breach ended in the theft of 40 million credit and…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former Secret Service agent faces up to 35 years in prison after being charged with stealing counterfeit money and trying to pass it off, the First Coast News reports. Anthony Eugene Preissig, 47, is accused of stealing counterfeit money from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. Preissig retired in 2012…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Every day, thousands of federal law enforcement agents wake up, grab their gun and badge and a cup of java, orange juice or tea and go out into the world to protect the public and enforce the laws. Unfortunately, every year, a few step over the line — way over the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com After more than a dozen Secret Service agents and officers were implicated in a prostitution scandal, the agency’s inspector general sought to determine whether the male-dominated agency had widespread problems with sexual misconduct. The conclusion from the long-awaited report: The Secret Service does not have a widespread problem with sexual misconduct,…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Just as the holidays kick into high gear, Target is reporting a security breach involving stolen credit card and debit card information for millions of customers, the New York Times reports. The Secret Service is investigating a breach that apparently occurred on the day after Thanksgiving and may still be happening. Authorities…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As Homeland Security’s watchdog, Charles K. Edwards was tasked with exposing wrongdoing. That was until Tuesday, when officials said Edwards, the department’s inspector general, was transferred because of allegations that he abused his position, the Los Angeles Times reports. Among the accusations: He hired his wife, misused travel funds and tried to…
