FBI Busts Alleged Mastermind Behind Underground Marketplace for Drugs Online

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Investigators have struggled for two years to stop an online, underground marketplace from selling more than $1 billion in cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and other illicit drugs in exchange for a virtual currency called Bitcoin, The Verge reports. But now it appears the FBI has snagged the mastermind, Ross Ulbricht, who is being…

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Homeland Security Surveillance at Football Game Draws Ire from Phoenix Councilman

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Phoenix Councilman Sal DiCiccio was enjoying the atmosphere outside of an Arizona State University football game when he saw a disturbing image – a truck mounted with a camera. ABC 15 News reports that the vehicle was part of a multi-jurisdictional operation with the Phoenix Police Department’s Homeland Security Team. On his Facebook…

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FBI Tries to Manage During Government Shutdown, Hopes for the Best

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is worried about the impact the government shutdown will have on investigating crime. Already hammered by budget cuts and sequestration, the FBI is operating without employees deemed “non-essential,” the Washington Times reports. A month ago, the FBI Agents Association said in a report that it’s concerned about budget cuts that…

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