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Two Plead Guilty to Theft of National Historic Treasures Including Documents Signed by George Washington and Abraham Lincoln
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A New York man has pleaded guilty this week to stealing pieces of our nation’s history. According to the FBI, Barry H. Landau, 63, of New York, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy and theft of historical documents from museums across New England, including original documents of Abraham Lincoln, George Washington,…
City Councilman Pleads Guilty in Campaign Finance Conspiracy
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A council member in a southern California town may be off the council soon, after pleading guilty on Monday to felony conspiracy charges. The charges stem from City of Commerce Councilman Robert Fierro’s attempt to interfere with an investigation into his campaign’s finances, reports the LA Times. Fierro reimbursed certain campaign…
Hackers Obtain, Publish Personal Info of Police Officers
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating hackers affiliated with the group Anonymous that obtained the personal information of some West Virginia police officers and posted the information online, in what the hackers called a warning against police brutality, reports ABC. The group of hackers, referred to as the CabinCr3w by the West Virginia…
Secret Service Agent Gets Time Served for Drunken Driving in Iowa
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Secret Service agent Daniel Valencia’s drunken driving ordeal in Iowa has come to an end. The WCF Courier reports that Vaencia, who had gone to Decorah, Iowa ahead of President Obama’s visit last year, was sentenced Friday to two days in jail, but credited with time served. He was off-duty when…
Muslim Group Wants Justice to Investigate Portland FBI
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Muslim civil rights group, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), is none too happy with the Portland FBI. The Associated Press reports that the group wants the Justice Department to investigate the behavior of the Portland FBI, which has barred two Libyan-Americans from returning to the U.S. AP reports that…
Would-Be Reagan Assassin John Hinckley No Longer a Threat?
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The man who tried to assassinate president Ronald Reagan “would not pose a significant risk” if given more freedom from the mental hospital he resides at, a forensic psychologist testified Tuesday in federal court in D.C. The psychologist, Paul Montalbano. testified during the 11th day of proceedings which sought to determine how…
Mexico Drugs: How One DEA Killing Began A Brutal War
By Will Grant BBC News, Guadalajara Twenty seven years ago, the kidnap, torture and murder of a US Drug Enforcement Administration agent by Mexican drug traffickers sparked one of the biggest manhunts the US government has ever launched in North America. It also offered an ominous warning of things to come. The picturesque Mexican city…