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NSA’s Widespread Surveillance Even Includes Members of Congress, Their Staff Members
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Not even members of Congress are immune to the NSA’s wide surveillance reach. During a House Judiciary Committee meeting Tuesday, Deputy Attorney General James Cole admitted that the NSA “probably” collects phone records of lawmakers and their staff, the National Journal reports. But Justice Department official said the information isn’t used without…
Details Emerge in Death of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, Whose Attack Revealed ‘Fast & Furious’ Controversy
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Details of the death of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry near the Arizona-Mexico border in 2010 were largely unknown – until now. The Associated Press reports that armed men had sneaked into the U.S. to rob marijuana smugglers when the attack happened, according to an account given by prosecutors. Watching the men from…
Parker: Marijuana Use Up among American Teens on the Rise
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office. By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com The use of marijuana by American teens continues to increase. Unlike use of other drugs and alcohol, which are either decreasing or remaining…
TSA Agent Charged With Making Threats
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Washington Times Editorial: Obama Chooses Crook’s Errand Boy to Help Run Homeland Security
By The Washington Times Editorial Page Jeh C. Johnson, only recently confirmed as chief of the Department of Homeland Security, is off to an inglorious start. As our own Jim McElhatton and Kelly Riddell reported Monday, Mr. Johnson’s own right-hand man, Christian Marrone, was previously the right-hand man of a Philadelphia politician with a…
FBI Busts Suspects at Center of Bold Craigslist Jewelry Heists Nationwide
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Craigslist has become a popular target for thieves. Despite the risks, people will travel around the country to sell expensive items like Rolex watches and diamond rings. The FBI recently broke up 18 heists from all over the country, CBS Sacramento reports. The scheme often involved buying the seller a plane ticket…
Union Calls for Repeal of Homeland Security’s Suspension of Overtime Pay
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association is urging Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to reconsider his department’s decision to suspend a troubled overtime program, the Washington Post reports. The overtime was halted last week after a federal investigation found widespread abuse of the “administratively uncontrollable overtime” – as it’s called. The pay…
Mysterious Death of Physical Therapist in Texas Catches Attention of Justice Department
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Something isn’t right about the death of a physical therapist who was found dead in an isolated section of Texas. CNN reports that the Justice Department is investigating the death of Alfred Wright, a ather who disappeared Nov. 7 after stopping at a liquor store to tell family members that he was…