Controversial ATF Agent Vince Cefalu Calls ATF Leadership “A Joke That is Not Funny”

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com As acting director B. Todd Jones faces questioning this week from the Senate Judiciary Committee on his nomination for director, veteran ATF agent Vince Cefalu is weighing in. Cefalu, who has been described as a whistleblower, and is embroiled in multiple controversial legal actions against ATF, says that the current leadership…

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ATF’s B. Todd Jones Faces Tough Questions Tuesday from Senate Judiciary Committee about

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Minnesota U.S. Attorney B. Todd Jones’s nomination to head the ATF has become mired in congressional politics, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Nearly six months after he was mentioned as a candidate, Jones is expected to face tough questions from Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee. “I am looking forward to meeting…

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NSA Debate Likely to Extend to Confirmation Hearings of James Comey

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama’s nominee to lead the FBI, James Comey, is likely to face scrutiny over government surveillance following the discovery that the NSA had access to virtually all Americans’ phones, The Wall Street Journal reports. That’s because Comey, a former prosecutor, is intimately familiar with surveillance. In 2004, Comey threatened to resign…

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Pregnant Texas Actress Arrested for Allegedly Sending Ricin-Tainted Letters to President

 Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A pregnant Texas actress is accused of sending ricin-tainted letters to President Obama and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and falsely accusing her husband of sending them, Fox News reports. During interviews with the FBI, Shannon Guess Richardson, 35, accused her husband of sending the letters and then later claimed he…

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