FBI Busts D.C. Guards on Charges of Smuggling Cellphones and Ipods to Inmates for Cash

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — An undercover FBI employee posing as an inmate’s brother, helped bust two D.C. corrections officers and a Maryland woman on federal bribery charges for allegedly smuggling cellphones and iPods to prisoners in exchange for cash payments, the Washington Post reported. Authorities on Tuesday arrested corrections officers Thomas Ford, 35,…

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Ex-U.S. Atty/Gov. Elect Chris Christie Subpoenaed in Trial of Right Wing NJ Shock Jock

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Now that the election is over, New Jersey’s Gov.-elect Christopher Christie doesn’t have to deal with this as a potential campaign issue. Nonetheless, it’s probably a situation the former New Jersey U.S. Attorney would rather not deal with at all. The Herald News reported that Christie, who stepped down as Newark’s…

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FBI Joins Hunts for Wash. State Cop Killer; Ex-Ark. Gov. Huckabee Commuted Sentence of Suspect

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI joined the hunt for a “person of interest” in the slaying of four police officers in Parkland, Wash., at a coffee shop Sunday morning, according to media reports. Authorities identified the person of interest as Maurice Clemmons, 37, of Tacoma, Wash. Meanwhile, the Seattle Times reported that ex-Arkansas Gov….

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Cyber Expert Warns of Criminals Snatching Info From Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A cyber-security expert who has worked with such agencies as the FBI and Scotland Yard is warning that hackers and cyber criminals are targeting social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin, the The Observer in London reports. “It’s happening all over the world,” said the expert Mikko Hypponen, who refuses to…

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FBI Probing Las Vegas Hospital for Leaking Info to Ambulance Chasing Attorneys

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ambulance chasers beware. The FBI is probing allegations that someone at the University Medical Center  in Las Vegas released confidential information about  traffic accident victims to personal injury attorneys hunting for new clients, Courthouse News Service reports. “Our main concern right now is to conduct a thorough and professional investigation for…

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