FBI Distributes Child Porn as Part of Unusual Sting to Identify Users in Washington State

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has disseminated child porn as part of a controversial, unorthodox sting in western Washington state. After seizing a child pornography service last year, Nebraska-based agents decided to continue operating the service to catch users, the Seattle Post Intelligencer reports. According to the newspaper, the bureau kept the service open for…

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President Obama Orders Review of Justice Department After Media Records Seized

   Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Responding to mounting criticism of the Justice Department’s decision to spy on journalists, President Obama ordered a review of the procedures of investigating reporters, The New York Times reports. Among the concerns, Obama said, is the potential for the probes to discourage investigative reporting. “Journalists should not be at legal risk…

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