Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The president of Victims of Pan Am Flight 103 said he is hopeful the FBI will continue vigorously investigating the 1998 terrorist bombing, Syracuse.com reports. The attack killed 270 people, and the only person convicted of the murders has been released from prison. The FBI identified seven co-conspirators earlier this year, said…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Florida socialite whose complaint to the FBI led to the resignation of Gen. David Petraeus, Lawyers.com reports. Jill Kelley claims in a lawsuit that her reputation was tarnished when the government allegedly leaked her private e-mails to the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents are accused of using excessive force and conducting illegal searches on people in southern Arizona, the Arizona Republic reports. The ACLU claims the abuses are occurring without any explanation and said scores of people have complained. The ACLU is delivering an administrative complaint Thursday morning. The complaints come just…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The ATF’s reason for blocking his book about the botched and deadly Operation Fast and Furious is “absurd,” the author said, the Dallas Morning News reports. John Dodson, an ATF special agent who blew the whistle on the operation, said the book reveals important information about missteps in the agency. “I think…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An anti-Muslim group is suing King County for refusing to let it post controversial FBI advertisements on Metro buses, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The anti-terrorism ads previously ran until the FBI pulled them following complaints that the image, which depicts mostly non-white, Muslim terrorism suspects, perpetuated a negative stereotype of Muslims. The…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com New documents reveal more about the FBI’s cell phone surveillance group, which has the technology to listen to anyone’s calls, Slate reports. The surveillance method was revealed in new documents received by the civil rights group, Electronic Privacy Information Center, using the Freedom of Information Act. The technology, most commonly referred to…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The government shutdown has made life difficult for the U.S. Department of Justice. With just a fraction of the staff working, attorneys said they are overwhelmed by work, ABC News reports. The shutdown forced so-called nonessential employees to stay home “What bothers me the most about the entire situation is this whole…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A 24-year-old Air Force staffer in Illinois is accused of having pipe bombs that he intended to use to attack sex offenders, the Associated Press reports. Justin Vangilder, who also said he was feeling suicidal, was charged Friday with three felony counts. Authorities said they found three pipe bombs, which he said…
