May 22, 2015
A Ranking Agent and A Telecommunication Specialist for DEA Charged in Connection With Strip Club That Hired Illegal Aliens and Had Prostitution
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A high-ranking DEA agent, who retired last month, and a telecommunications specialist for the agency were arrested on charges they flouted their duties by running a lucrative strip club in New Jersey where prostitution was captured on security video, the Associated Press reported. AP reports that court papers in New York…
Suspected Terrorist Accused of Threatening to Kill FBI Agents
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com One of the 7 Minnesota men charged with trying to join ISIS in Syria is accused of threatening to kill FBI agents,WCCO in Minneapolis reports. The station reports that the suspect, Mohamed Farah, said to a government informant who was recording the conversation: “If our backs are against the wall, I’m…
FBI: Private Prison Staff in Idaho Is Incompetent, Not Criminal
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI investigation into a private prison in Idaho uncovered no criminal wrongdoing, but agents did find plenty of incompetence among the staff, the Associated Press reports. Investigators also found that state and federal officials failed to properly communicate and monitor prison activities. Following a 15-month public corruption investigation, the Justice…