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Sharp Rise in Border Patrol Apprehensions along New Mexico Border
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol is experiencing a sharp increase in apprehensions at the New Mexico border, the Albuquerque Journal reports. The Border Patrol took into custody nearly 8,000 people for illegally crossing the border in fiscal 2013 – compared to about 5,700 in fiscal 2012. Although the New Mexico numbers were on the rise, Texas…
Documentary on the Detroit Sleeper Cell that Wasn’t
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — It’s been about a decade since the “Detroit Sleeper Cell” case imploded and ended up being a big embarrassment to the Justice Department and the FBI. You might recall, shortly after Sept. 11, 2001, four men were charged in Detroit with operating a sleeper cell that was plotting…
Former Secret Service Agent Among Millions Losing Their Insurance Plan Under Obamacare
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com You’ve probably heard of the millions of Americans who say they’ve lost their insurance plan because of the Affordable Care Act requirements. Among those unlucky souls is a former Secret Service agent, the Washington Times reports. Dan Bongino, who was a Secret Service agent for 12 years under the Clinton and Obama…
Border Patrol Chief: ‘Alarming’ Alcohol Problem Among Agency’s Staff
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S. Border Patrol has an “alarming” and “detrimental” alcohol problem among its agents, according to an internal memo from the agency’s chief, ABC News 10 reports. “The Border Patrol is averaging almost two alcohol-related arrests per week,” U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Fisher wrote in the memo. “This continued level and…
FBI Worries Mysterious Cyber Attacks Are Increasing on Federal Agency Websites
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A mysterious hacking group is breaching federal computer systems and gaining access to thousands of people’s personal information, Fox News reports. The FBI issued warnings to federal agencies that the hackers, who are associated with Anonymous, may becoming more widespread. So far, the agencies affected were the U.S. Army, Department of Energy…
Former FBI Agent Convinced JFK Assassination Was CIA Plot
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com William Turner isn’t just any conspiracy theorist. An FBI agent from 1951 to 1961, Turner was working as a journalist when John F. Kennedy was assassinated. He was a trained investigator and wanted to learn more about the breakdown in security that November day in 1963, CBS 13 reports. During his investigation,…
Boston Herald: ‘Whitey’ Bulger Was Motivated by Greed, Making His Career Even More Heinous
By Howie Carr Boston Herald If Whitey dies before we find his blood money, he wins. This is the last unfinished chapter in the sordid tale of the Bulgers. Where is Whitey’s dough? So far, they’ve found four of his safe-deposit boxes — in Montreal, Clearwater, London and Dublin — so how many more do…