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Homeland Security Watchdog: Turf Battles Over Internal Public Corruption Investigations Has Subsided

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The top overseer of the Homeland Security Department told a House committee that turf battles over internal public corruption investigations had subsided, the Center for Investigative Reporting reports. But acting Inspector General Charles K. Edwards wouldn’t answer questions about an ongoing investigation of a Texas branch office. Edwards said his 219 investigators…

Texas Trucking Company Owner Wants Compensation for DEA Sting

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By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The owner of a Texas trucking company is demanding the DEA compensate him for an undercover sting that led to his employee’s death and the damage of a company truck, the San Antonio Express reports. Truck company owner Craig Patty said he had no idea Lawrence Chapa was working undercover for…

New Leader Takes Over ATF Houston Field Division

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Melvin D. King Jr.’s long law-enforcement career is taking him to Houston, where he will be the new special agent in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Field Division, according to ATF. King began his career with the federal agency in 1988, when he was assigned to the…

Closing Arguments to Begin Today in Texas Voter ID Law Trial

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By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Judges who will determine the fate of Texas’ controversial voter ID law are to hear closing arguments in the case today after both sides wrapped up testimony Thursday. During the hearing, some experts testified that the law, which would require voters to show a valid ID, would disproportionately affect minorities. Lawyers…

AG Holder Pledges to Fight Texas Voter ID Law at NAACP Event

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric Holder pledged Tuesday to aggressively challenge new voter restriction efforts during a speech at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Houston, the New York Times reports. “In our efforts to protect voting rights and to prevent voting fraud, we will be vigilant and strong,” Mr….

GOP: Justice Dept. Hired Biased Company to Fight Law

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Republicans charge that the Justice Department used “an agent of the Democratic Party” to help defeat Texas’ controversial voter ID law, Fox News reports. GOP leaders suggest the company, Catalist, has a conflict of interest because it has a history of helping prominent Democrats, including President Obama. “The Department of Justice has…

Three Questioned in Shooting of ICE Agent

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Police have detained three people for questioning in the shooting of a federal immigration agent in South Texas, the Associated Press reports. It’s unclear if the trio was involved in the non-fatal shooting of Kelton Harrison, an agent for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations. Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino…

Texas Man Posing as DEA Agent Fools No One

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com No one knows what Ford Cummings was thinking when he walked into a Texas jail, posing as a DEA agent who needed the release of an inmate. The 32-year-old with a gun tucked into his belt and no ID raised some eyebrows, the Houston Press reports. Cummings was charged with third-degree count…