Homeland Chief Napolitano Issues Statement on Colo. Shootings

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano issued a statement following the mass shooting at an Aurora, Colo. movie theater early Friday morning, saying “I am deeply saddened by the terrible shooting.” “Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies continue to respond to this horrific event and I have directed the Department of…

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Former ICE Official to Train Albuquerque Police

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  A former official for Immigration Customs Enforcement was hired to train the Albuquerque Police Department to rely more on cooperation and less on force, the Albuquerque Journal reports. Joe Wolf, 56, who oversaw training for ICE, will serve as the new training director for the Albuquerque Police Department agency. The idea, Wolf…

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Ex-Florida ICE Chief Anthony Mangione Pleads Guilty in Child Porn Case

  Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former top U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official accused of looking at images of minors having sex  pleaded guilty Friday to federal pornography charges, The Associated Press reports. A 27-year veteran of ICE, Anthony Mangione, 51, ran the agency’s South Florida operations from 2007 to 2011 and helped investigate child…

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ATF Whistleblower Says New Leadership Unfairly Accused of Trying to Stifle or Intimidate Whistleblowers

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com ATF whistleblower Peter Forcelli told ticklethewire.com on Thursday that the current leadership at ATF is being unfairly attacked and wrongly accused of trying to silence whistleblowers like himself. “It’s not fair, these guys are trying to do the right thing,” he says about the new leadership at ATF. The comments by…

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