FBI Agent Denies Using Tax Dollars to Pay for Prostitutes in Weapon Smuggling Case in Philippines

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI agent accused of using public funds to pay for prostitutes for himself and the people he was investigating in the Philippines denied wrongdoing Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reports.  Agent Charles Ro was working undercover investigating weapons smuggling when he befriended three Filipino nationals by taking them to karaoke bars…

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DEA: Marijuana Legalization Will Lead to Increased Drug Use and Availability of Pot

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA maintains the legalization of marijuana in some states and cities would increase drug use and make marijuana more available, according to a federal report released Wednesday, Huffington Post reports. “Recently, efforts to legalize marijuana have increased. Keeping marijuana illegal reduces its availability and lessens willingness to use it,” the DEA…

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FBI: Teen Accused of Trying to Detonate Bomb in Portland Also Wanted to Live Regular College Life

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  A teenager on trial for trying to blow up what he thought was a bomb at an event in Portland, Oregon was “conflicted and manipulable,” the FBI acknowledged in an early assessment of the suspect, the Associated Press reports. Mohamed Mohamud’s attorney has been trying to paint the suspect as a naive,…

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Judge To Let FBI Agent Off Hook If He Stays Out of Trouble: Agent Accused of Taking Off Pants and Making Lewd Gestures on Highway

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A judge may drop charges against an off-duty FBI agent accused of dropping his pants and making lewd gestures at a truck driver on I-90 in New York, WIVB reports. A judge said Wednesday that John Yervelli Jr.’s charge of indecency would be dropped if he stays out of trouble for at…

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Justice Department’s Head of Criminal Division Lanny Breuer to Resign Soon

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The Justice Department’s expert on public corruption and financial fraud is leaving the federal government, the Washington Post reports. Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer, head of the criminal division,  is calling it quits,  the Post reports. Breuer has been praised for aggressively pursuing white-collar crime and beefing up the division’s involvement…

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