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Newark Star-Ledger: FBI Surveillance’s Lasting Impact Reminiscent of NYPD’s Snooping in Newark
Editorial Board Newark Star-Ledger In its hunt for terrorists, the New York Police Department hid moles in Newark mosques and sent agents into Paterson bodegas. The spying stayed secret until boxes of documents were leaked to the Associated Press. Here’s what was exposed: The NYPD’s surveillance of New Jersey Muslims never turned up a useful…
Suspects in Benghazi Attacks Not on State Department’s ‘Rewards for Justice’
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Former NSA Chief Finds Himself Spied On During a Train Ride with Reporters
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The former NSA chief who oversaw the controversial warrantless surveillance found out what it’s like to be spied on Thursday. While on an Amtrack train, a passenger overheard Michael Hayden complaining about the current administration to reporters in an off-the-record conversation, USA Today reports. The passenger also happened to be MoveOn activist…
FBI, Police Take Novel Approach to Find Man Pointing Laser Beams at Descending Airplanes
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When someone began pointing a high-powered laser beam at airplanes descending into Portland International Airport, police and FBI agents were determined to capture the perpetrator. The Oregonian reports that agents and police flew planes over the area after dark until they could determine where the big green light was coming from. After…
Woman Used Superglue to Repair Son’s Genitals After Trying to Pull them Off
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI arrested a civilian at a military base for nearly tearing off her son’s penis and testicles and then using superglue to try fix the injuries, the San Antonio Express-News reports. Jennifer Marie Vargas, 34, was charged with assault resulting in serious bodily injury. The father, who is enlisted in the…
Is FBI Racially Profiling? ACLU Loses Court Battle to Find Out
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI does not have to publicly release records on its use of ethnic and racial data, the Star-Ledger reports. The ACLU sued for the records, worried that FBI guidelines foe 2008 were encouraging racial profiling. The guidelines were revised to allow agents to engage in “limited” racial and ethnic profiling, the…
Surviving Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect May Argue Brother Was Influence
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Should Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev be given the death penalty? Legal experts said his lawyers may try to avoid the death penalty by arguing their client was under the influence of his brother, who recently was implicated in a past triple murder, Time reports. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s attorneys are trying to…
Another Former Detroit Public Official Is Accused of Stealing Millions from Taxpayers
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In the latest raid against public corruption in Detroit, the FBI descended on the home and business of a former Detroit Public Schools official, WXYZ reports. The FBI said Carolyn Darden was the district’s director of grants when she helped herself to millions of tax dollars. A federal affidavit accuses her and…