Judge: Family of Whitey Bulger Victim Can Continue with Suit Against FBI Agents

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  A family of one of James “Whitey” Bulger’s alleged victims can proceed with a federal lawsuit against FBI agents who monitored the mobster-turned-informant, a federal judge ruled Thursday, the Boston Globe reports. The ruling by U.S. District Judge William Young follows an appeals court ruling that the case is null because the…

Read More

Homeland Security Expert: Libya Needs Help with ‘Fragile’ Security

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The U.S. has failed to support Libya after the killing of its longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in October 2011, said former Homeland Security adviser Fran Townsend, CNN reports. Townsend made the remarks Wednesday morning after the killing of U.S. Ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens. Townsend said the country has a “very…

Read More

FBI Stays Busy in Metro Detroit, Targeting Suburban Warren

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  As jury selection continues in  the corruption trial of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, FBI agents are investigating suburban Warren city government over a trash hauling contract, the Detroit News reports. The FBI is focusing on Deputy Public Service Director Gus Ghanam  (pictured here) and the purchase of garbage trucks, according…

Read More

Federal Government Needs to Reopen 9/11 Investigation, Says Former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Former Florida Gov. Bob Graham urged the federal government to reopen the investigation of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to identify “an external support system,” the Florida Sun Sentinel reports. On the anniversary of 9/11, Graham, who was a U.S. Senator at the time of the attacks, told an audience he believes…

Read More

Attorney: Congressman Buchanan No Longer Investigated for Improper Donations

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  The U.S. Justice Department does not plan to pursue charges against U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan following an 11-month investigation, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports. Buchanan’s attorneys said Tuesday that the Justice Department notified him that it’s ending the investigation into the whether Buchanan pressured a former business partner to sign a false affidavit…

Read More