ATF Comes Under Investigation for Handling of Undercover Storefront Stings in 4 Cities

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The ATF is under fire for botched storefront stings and other undercover operations across the country. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Inspector General Michael Horowitz opened an investigation into storefront stings in Milwaukee, Pensacola, St. Louis and Wichita, Kan. The agency is already under investigation for its handling of a controversial…

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Former FBI Analyst Gets More Than 4 Years in Prison for Possessing Child Porn

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former FBI analyst was sentenced to more than three years in prison Monday for possessing child pornography, The Washington Post reports. Keith Dietterle, 28, who admitted to sending a pornographic image to an undercover officer, was nabbed in an undercover sting in November. Dietterle was busted after communicating through a social…

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