By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Alleged misconduct by an FBI agent has forced authorities to release at least a dozen convicts from prison, the Washington Post reports. Others awaiting trial on drug charges also have been freed as investigators examine the agent’s role in the case. It’s not yet clear what the agent is suspected of…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Not enough evidence exists to bring civil rights charges against the white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, investigators for the Justice Department said. The Washington Post reports that the Justice Department is reluctant to acknowledge the lack of evidence because of high tensions in the…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security officials appear to have an affinity for Starbucks. NBC-4 Washington reports that Homeland Security employees spent $30,000 at the coffee chain in 2013. The drinks were bought with so-called purchase cards. At a Starbucks in Alameda, Calif., agency employees spent $12,000. “I don’t know the agency’s needs or contingencies,…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Pennsylvania survivalist managed to elude capture during a massive manhunt since he was accused on Sept. 12 of killing a state trooper in an ambush. That was until Thursday, when he was captured in the Pocono Mountains, Reuters reports. The ambush killed Corporal Bryon Dickson, 38, and wounded Trooper Alex…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Washington Post published a story in October that revealed White House aides knew of a possible link between Columbia and prostitution. But since then, some questions have been raised about the credibility of one of the story’s sources, The Huffington Post reported. The report suggested that David Nieland, one of…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Who should replace the leader at the embattled Secret Service? In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, the nation’s largest police union is recommending former Senate Sergeant-at-Arms and U.S. Capitol Police Chief Terrance Gainer, the USA Today reports. The recommendation follows the resignation of Julia Pierson, the agency’s first…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former Secret Service agent for President Obama is expressing optimism that he is going to win Maryland’s Sixth District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in what he characterizes “a huge upset,” WND.com reports. Daniel Bongino, the Republican candidate, said he’s feeling good about his chances. “I can…
