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Senate Narrowly Rejects Obama’s Choice to Lead Justice Department’s Civil Rights Unit
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S. Senate on Wednesday narrowly rejected President Obama’s choice to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. The 47-52 vote was shy of the majority needed, the New York Daily News reports. Debo Adegbile couldn’t muster a majority because eight Democrats joined all 44 Republicans in voting no. At issue was…
FBI Expected to Announce New Investigation of String of Stabbings in California in 1976
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The 1976 string of stabbings in California was horrific and never yielded much of a clue about the suspect. Now, the FBI is expected to announce today a possible link between the five homicides in San Mateo County and a murder in Reno during the same time period, KTVU reports. The bureau…
Ex-Border Patrol Agent in Texas Charged with Murder in Death of Wife’s Alleged Lover
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former Border Patrol agent accused of killing a man for allegedly having an affair with his wife has been indicted in the fatal shooting in Texas, the Associated Press reports. Adam Garibay was lodged in the Medina County Jail on Wednesday on charges of murder, assault and evading arrest. He is…
Is Pot More Dangerous Than Alcohol? DEA Deputy Director Refuses to Answer Question Before Congress
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It was a simple question: Is marijuana more dangerous than alcohol? Yet DEA Deputy Director Thomas Harrigan wouldn’t provide an answer during a House oversight committee hearing. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-TN, asked because DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart insisted in January that pot is more dangerous than alcohol. “Marijuana is a Schedule I…
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray Demands Secret Service Loosen Up Traffic Jams from Dignitaries
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray is tired of traffic jams caused by dignitaries visiting the capital. In a stern letter sent Tuesday, Gray said the Secret Service protocols need to be changed because “significant portions of downtown Washington (are) being paralyzed by traffic,” the Washington Post reports. The Secret Service responded that…
Los Angeles Gang Members Captured on Film Fighting Alongside Terrorists in Syria
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating two Los Angeles-based gang members who are accused of fighting alongside terrorists in Syria, CBS LA reports. A video shows two unidentified men shooting AK-47s while apparently giving shootouts to their gangs. “Look homie, check this out,” one man said. The men are known as “Creeper” from G’d…
AG Holder’s Budget Reflects Desire for Criminal Justice, Prison Reforms
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric Holder’s proposed $27.4 billion budget places a priority on criminal justice and prison reform, the Washington Post reports. The budget reflects Holder’s initiative to reduce the number of low-level drug offenders and crack down on recidivism rates with expanded drug treatment programs. About $173 million is earmarked for criminal…
Former Long Beach FBI Agent Gets Probation in Banking Scheme Tied to Gambling
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former FBI agent with a gambling habit was sentenced to two years of probation Monday for a series of illegal cash deposits, the Fresno Bee reports. Raymond Wilson, 38, who worked at the FBI’s Long Beach office, committed a federal crime by regularly depositing $10,000 or less of casino winnings to…