New Orleans Man Arrested for Sending Threatening Emails to FBI Agent That Referenced Agent’s Son

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com We all get annoying emails – but these were apparently way over the top. Authorities earlier this week arrested a New Orleans man for sending threatening emails to an FBI agent that referenced the agent’s son, according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune. The paper reported that David Christenson Jr. , 53,…

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Ex-Top Adviser to FBI Dir. Nominated as Assist. Atty. Gen. For National Security

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Lisa Monaco, a former top adviser to FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III, and currently Principal Deputy Attorney General, has been nominated by the White House to fill the job of Assistant Attorney General for National Security, the website Main Justice reported. She would replace interim Tod Hinnen, who stepped in…

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Justice Dept. Gives New Orleans Police Dept. A Flunking Grade

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com As expected, the Justice Department on Thursday unveiled its findings following a review of the New Orleans police department, and it was anything but pretty. The report by the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division found a pattern of “unconstitutional conduct”, poor policies, non-existent training and inadequate leadership. “Unfortunately, our conclusions reveal…

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