President Obama Won’t Nominate Interim ATF, U.S. Marshals Service Heads for Confirmation to Permanent Posts
President Obama has decided he won’t nominate permanent leaders to head the ATF and U.S. Marshals Service.
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U.S. Law Enforcement Officials in Israel Learning About Counterterrorism
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Assistant Director Mike Prout of the U.S. Marshals Service was among a group of U.S. law enforcement officials who are currently in Israel attending seminars on terrorism. A delegation of executives are participating in an Anti-Defamation League (ADL) National Counter-Terrorism Seminar (NCTS) from March 8-16, and meeting with security experts, intelligence…
Ooops! U.S. Marshals Service Loses Track of at Least 2,000 Encrypted Two-Way Radios
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Here’s an embarrassing revelation about the U.S. Marshals Service. Devlin Barrett of the Wall Street Journal reports that the agency has lost track of at least 2,000 encrypted two-way radios and other communication devices valued at millions of dollars. The Journal cites internal agency documents, and notes that “some within…
Feds Arrest Man for Threatening to Kill N.M. Fed Judge
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Emailing may be hazardous to your freedom Brian Stacy of Los Alamos, N.M. was arrested Wednesday for allegedly sending emails threatening to murder U.S. District Judge John E. Conway in Albuquerque, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Authorities said Stacy has prior arrests for possession of an unregistered firearm and numerous probation…
Federal Agencies Praise America’s Most Wanted Day After Fox Cancels Show
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Federal agencies on Tuesday tipped their hats to America’s Most Wanted, one day after Fox announced it was canceling the show after 23 years. “For 23 years, John Walsh and the ‘America’s Most Wanted’ team have worked tirelessly to make communities across the country safer and more secure,” Michael…
Marshals Auction Belongings of “Unabomber”, Madoff and Dem Fundraiser
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com If you’ve got some extra doe, and you’re in to collecting things relating to legendary crime history, the U.S. Marshals Service has a deal for you. The service is auctioning off the belongings of “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski, swindler Bernie Madoff and crooked Democratic Party financier Hassan Nemazee. CNN reports that the…
Deputy U.S. Marshals Increasingly Being Put in Harms Way
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. Marshals Service has becoming increasingly involved in apprehending local and federal officials, which may explain in part why its deputies are increasingly being put in harms way, the website Talking Points Memo suggests. In the past several weeks, two deputy U.S. marshals have been shot and killed…
U.S. Marshals Prison Transport Plane Returns to OK Airport Because of Smoke
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A U.S. Marshals Service prisoner transport plane taking off from Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport Tuesday morning and headed to various stops, had to return to Oklahoma after experiencing problems, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Airport spokeswoman Karen Carney told the Oklahoman that the MD-80 airplane returned after…