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Fed Judge Skeptical of Justice Dept. Bid to Dismiss Lawsuit in Fast and Furious Case
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A fed judge in D.C. appeared skeptical of the Justice Department’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit centering on the poorly thought out ATF operation known as Fast and Furious, according to the Associated Press. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has filed a lawsuit seeking records related to the operation….
Boston Bombing Suspect Tells Investigators that He and Brother Acted Alone
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The plan to set off bombs at the Boston Marathon wasn’t hatched until about a week before the event, the surviving suspect told investigators Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times reports. Writing from his hospital bed, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev said he and his brother acted alone and were not trained by outsider terrorist groups,…
Charges Dismissed Against Mississippi Man Accused of Sending Ricin-Tainted Letters to President, Others
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Charges have been dropped against the Mississippi man accused of sending ricin-tainted letters to President Obama and other public officials, NBC News reports. “I respect President Obama and love my country. I would never do anything to pose a threat to him or any other U.S. official,” Paul Kevin Curtis said at a news…
Female Prison Guards Charged in Smuggling Case with Baltimore Jail Gang
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Thirteen female guards are accused in a federal indictment of working with an inmate gang to smuggle drugs and other banned items into a Baltimore jail, the USA Today reports. Four of those women were impregnated by the leader of the gang, the . Inmates and the guards were charged with racketeering,…
ATF Nominee B. Todd Jones Faces Inquiry Following Retaliation Claims
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An independent watchdog group for the Justice Department is investigating claims that President Obama’s nominee to head the ATF retaliated against a whistleblower, the Roll Call reports. B. Todd Jones is accused of suspending an employee in retaliation for lodging a complaint. Carolyn N. Lerner, the head of the Office of…
Report: ATF Fails to Inspect Majority of Licensed Gun Dealers in Past 5 Years
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The ATF has failed to inspect 58% of licensed gun dealers every five years because of understaffing and other obligations, the Houston Chronicle reports. The Justice Department’s inspector general examined data from 2007 to 2012. The report also criticized the ATF’s failure to track its industry operations investigators. Most of the blame…
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FBI Found No Trace of Ricin at Mississippi Home of Man Accused of Mailing Poisonous Letters
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Investigators found no traces of ricin in the house of the Mississippi man accused of mailing the toxic letters to President Obama, a senator and local judge, the Associated Press reports. Agents believe Paul Kevin Curtis sent the letters but they have been unable to find evidence, including on his computer. Curtis’…