By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The tension between effective law enforcement and personal privacy is always present to some degree, but has certainly intensified in the decade following 9/11. Now, a bipartisan group including former FBI and DEA leaders are calling for new safeguards to protect individuals’ personal privacy. The Constitution Project, a D.C.-based think tank,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — When it comes to listening in on conversations or reading emails, the feds have repeatedly violated legal limits of surveillance of U.S. citizens, the Washington Post reports. The Post reports that the conclusion comes from the release of 900 pages of documents obtained by the ACLU in a court…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A probe into the nationwide FBI test cheating scandal cited in an Inspector General report released Monday began at the Washington field office, just blocks from the Capitol. The report, which cited widespread cheating on an open book exam nationwide, said the FBI Inspection Division in September 2009 received…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The talk among law enforcement on Wednesday was that the New York police were trying to distance themselves and blame the FBI for losing the surveillance of car bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad. The media was also pointing to it as a flaw in what still remains a remarkable case…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The FBI surveillance of the Times Square car bomber broke down, allowing the suspect to spend more than three hours at JFK airport unwatched Monday while he waited to board a plane to Dubai, with the ultimate destination being Pakistan, Newsweek is reporting. Newsweek reported that Faisal Shahzad arrived…
