February 20, 2015
FBI Agent Shot by Own Gun at Firearms Training in California
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI agent was shot in the leg by his own gun Thursday during a firearms training in California, U-T San Diego reports. Officials said they still aren’t certain if the gun malfunctioned or was accidentally discharged. The unidentified agent was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The accident happened about 10 a.m….
White House Didn’t Invite FBI Director to Conference on Curbing Violent Extremists
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A three-day conference on quelling violent extremism this week did not include the nation’s most senior official tasked with preventing terrorist attacks – FBI Director James B. Comey. The reason the White House didn’t invite him: The administration doesn’t want too much of the focus on law enforcement, The New York Times…
FBI Agent Became Addicted to Heroin After Dependence on Pain Meds
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI agent accused of stealing heroin from evidence in cases to feed his addiction was first hooked on pain medication, The Washington Post reports. Matthew Lowry, 33, of the Washington Field Office told investigators that he first took heroin in 2013 after stealing a small amount obtained during an undercover…
Former FBI Director Hoover Would Have Been Suspicious of Comey’s Speech on Race
By E.J. Dionne Washington Post Last week’s speech by FBI Director James Comey at Georgetown University was remarkable on its own terms, but revolutionary in the context of his agency’s history. You wonder if the late J. Edgar Hoover would have accused Comey of subversive intent. “All of us in law enforcement must be honest…
All 9 Former DEA Administrators Join Forces to Oppose Legalization of Pot in Colorado
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com All nine of the DEA’s former administrators signed an amicus brief that was filed Thursday in support of a Supreme Court petition challenging Colorado’s recreational marijuana laws, Politico reports. The directors are siding with Oklahoma and Nebraska’s Supreme Court petition that challenges legalization. The law in Colorado “gravely menace[s]…[t]he health, comfort…