This column was originally posted on April 14, 2010. Because I thought it continued to be relevant, it was re-posted last year (2013) on April 2. (I had no idea how relevant it would become.) The subject of the column, “April 19th,” first became significant when some New England citizens confronted a unit of the…
Greg Stejskal served as an FBI agent for 31 years and retired as resident agent in charge of the Ann Arbor office. This column was originally posted on April 14, 2010. Because I thought it continued to be relevant, it was re-posted last year (2013) on April 2. (I had no idea how relevant…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When Richard Nixon was 24 years old, he applied to be a special agent in the FBI in 1937. That application is now on display at National Archives, reports the Smithsonian. “It is a nice window into a moment in Richard Nixon’s life that people probably don’t think about,” says Jennifer Johnson,…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Even in Florida, terrorism is the FBI’s top concern. So said south Florida’s new special agent in charge, George Piro, 46. “Our biggest threat domestically is homegrown, violent extremists, and it’s no different here in South Florida,” Piro said, reports the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, Piro…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two Toledo Blade journalists who were detained and whose cameras were confiscated by military security have filed complaints with the FBI, saying their First Amendment rights were violated by the Department of Army Police. The Blade reports that reporter Tyrel Linkhorn and photographer Jetta Fraser shared their experience with the FBI on…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com After blanket denials, Mexican officials are admitting that two Mexican soldiers – not smugglers – were in a standoff with Border Patrol agents in January, the Los Angeles Times reports. Mexico had denied soldiers were involved but finally came clean about the Jan. 26 confrontation. The soldiers claimed they were looking for drug…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service’s first female director was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to discuss the misbehavior of her male subordinates. CNN reports that Secret Service Director Julia Pierson brushed off allegations of widespread problems among employees, saying recent highly publicized allegations were unusual. “These are isolated incidents of misconduct and we’re working…
