FBI Agent Slammed in Trial Over $14,5000 Spent on Entertainment in Philippines

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Charles Ro, an FBI agent, spent more than $14,500 in taxpayer money on entertainment, cocktails and tips while investigating weapons smugglers in the Philippines, the LA Times reported following testimony during a trial. The defense for Filipino national Sergio Santiago Syjuco, who is accused of smuggling assault rifles, grenades and mortar launchers…

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Ex-Homeland Security Agent Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Investigative Records

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  A former Homeland Security agent who conspired to falsify investigative records pleaded guilty Thursday, and new evidence suggests he faked the documents at the urging of his supervisor, the Associated Press reports. Wayne Ball was a special agent with Homeland Security’s Inspector General’s Office in McAllen, Texas, when he falsified records in…

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Border Patrol Rescues Volunteers Who Tried to Help Illegal Immigrants

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Volunteers for a humanitarian group that provides clothing to illegal immigrants crossing the border in the winter were rescued by Border Patrol agents, KPBS reports.  The rescue last week came as volunteers were climbing mountains in Arizona to provide warm clothes to the illegal immigrants when the trouble began, KPBS wrote. Their…

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