FBI and ATF Attend Groundbreaking Ceremony For Terrorist Explosive Device Center in Ala.

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The directors of the FBI and ATF, along with Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and the military attended a groundbreaking Monday for a new Terrorist Explosive Devices Analytical Center (TEDAC) Laboratory at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala. The FBI described the new center as “a milestone in TEDAC’s development and in the…

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Border Patrol Agents Accused of Smuggling Immigrants

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Trial begins next month for two former Border Patrol agents accused of smuggling people from Mexico, Fox News reported. One of the agents, Raul Villarreal, often appeared on TV to warn Mexicans of the dangers of entering the U.S. illegally. Villarreal’s older brother and fellow former agent, Fidel Villarreal also is accused…

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Feds Seek Stiff Penalty in Illegal Online Gambling Case

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal prosecutors are hoping send a message about illegal online gambling by urging a judge to sentence the brother-in-law of U.S. Rep. John Tierney, D-Massachusetts, for at least four years, the Boston Herald reported. The mastermind of Antigua-based Sports Off Shore, Daniel Eremian, was found guilty in December of racketeering and conspiracy…

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