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Online Activist Who Committed Suicide Was Being Closely Monitored by FBI

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Aaron Swartz, an online activist who committed suicide last month, was being closely tracked by the FBI, Salon reports. Records obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show agents monitored the 26-year-old’s activity on the internet and collected information on even banal online activity, Salon wrote. The probe began when the FBI…

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Ex-Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. Pleads Guilty in Scheme Involving Campaign Cash

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., 47, pleaded guilty Wednesday for using campaign cash to buy personal items, including jewelry, fur capes and parkas, celebrity memorabilia, furniture and high-end electronics, the FBI said. Jackson also admitted he tried to conceal illegal activities, such as false and misleading reports to the Federal Election Commission….

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FBI Agents Association Warns of Dire Risk to Public Safety if Budget Cuts Kick In

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI Agents Association on Wednesday warned of the potential risks to national security and public safety if across-the-board, automatic spending cuts kick in from the sequestration. FBIAA President Konrad Motyka stated: “The FBI Agents Association urgently calls on Congress and the White House to reach an agreement that would avoid…

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Royce Curtain Who Led Fort Hood Investigation is New Head of FBI’s Norfolk Office

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Royce E. Curtin, who led the FBI’s Fort Hood shooting investigation in 2009, has been tapped to head up the agency’s Norfolk Field Office. Curtin last served as chief of staff and special assistant to a high-ranking executive who oversees all FBI criminal, cyber, crisis response, and international operations. Curtin joined…

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Homeland Security Considers Replacing Military Aircraft with Commercial Planes

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Department of Homeland Security may soon replace cheaper commercial planes with military aircraft to absorb 8.2% in budget cuts in March, Popular Science reports. The department was exploring buying used aircraft from the military but discovered that it’s more inexpensive to use commercial planes, Popular Science wrote. Commercial aircraft is more…

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