Obama Administration Plans to Nominate Sally Quillian Yates As Deputy AG

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Sally Quillian Yates, a U.S. attorney from Georgia, is expected to be the Obama administration’s choice for deputy attorney general, the Washington Post reports, citing U.S. officials. The deputy attorney general position is the second-highest-ranking post in the Justice Department and is in charge of day-to-day operations. When Yates became the…

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Internal Investigation: FBI’s Evidence Collection Is Beset with Serious Errors

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  An internal investigation found widespread mishandling of FBI evidence in every region of the country, the New York Times reports. The highly critical report found that the FBI’s evidence collection and retention system is beset by errors, either through mishandling, mislabeling or losing evidence. The report also found that the FBI…

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