July 6, 2011 – Tickle The Wire

ATF Ken Melson Sings to Congressional Investigators Over the 4th — Accuses Justice Dept. of Interfering With Congressional Probe

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By Allan Lengel tickletheiwre.com Ken Melson, acting head of ATF, apparently was singing to Congressional investigators over the 4th of July weekend — and apparently not the Star Spangled Banner. Fox News reported that Melson told Congressional investigators that the Justice Department was interfering with the Congressional probe into the controversial program Operation Fast and…

Terrorist Suspect Held Aboard U.S. Navy Ship for 2 Months and Interrogated

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Somali militant with ties to al Qaeda was interrogated aboard a U.S. Navy ship for two months by a High Value Interrogation team that included FBI agents, the LA Times reported. The Times noted that it was the first time the Obama administration detained a terrorism suspect outside of the…

Computer Geeks Continue to Wreak Havoc

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Computer geeks are wreaking so much havoc we may soon have to have prison just for geeks. The latest: The FBI has busted Jason Cornish, 37, of Smyrna, Ga., with hacking into a New Jersey pharmaceutical company’s computer network and shutting down operations, resulting in losses of at least $300,000, according…

Column: Agents Continue to Have “No Confidence” in ICE Chief John Morton

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Janice Kephart is the Director of National Security Policy at the Center for Immigration Studies. Janice Kephart Security DeBrief On June 23, 2011, a press release was issued by the union representing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) employees stating that ICE “Union leaders around the nation issued a unanimous no confidence vote in ICE Director…

FBI Busts St. Pete Cop For Shaking Down Informant

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI has busted a St. Petersburg, Fla. police detective for shaking down an informant in exchange for helping him get lenient treatment in some criminal matters, the Tampa Bay Tribune reported. A federal grand jury in Tampa handed down a seven-count indictment on Tuesday against Anthony Foster, 39, who allegedly…