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“Jihad Jane” Who Plotted to Kill Swedish Cartoonist Pleads Guilty
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The woman who went by the name “Jihad Jane” — a made-for-TV moniker — pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Philadelphia to terrorism charges that included allegations that she was involved in a plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog….
Sen. Kennedy’s Office Manager Convicted of Stealing More than $75,000
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – A former office manager for the late Sen. Edward Kennedy could be off to prison. A federal jury in Washington on Tuesday convicted Ngozi T. Pole, 40,of Waldorf, Md., of stealing more than $75,000 by paying himself unauthorized bonuses, the Justice Department said. Specifically, he was convicted of five…
3 Airports Test Less Intrusive Body Scanners
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Las Vegas Sun newspaper wrote Tuesday that “airline passengers won’t have to worry about airport security officers getting high-tech peep shows.” Those words were in reference to the Transportation Security Administration unveiling of a new body scanner being tested at three of the nation’s airports, including the Las Vegas McCarran…
Retired FBI Agent John Wills Publishes Third Novel
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Retired FBI agent John M. Wills keeps cranking out the books. He’s just penned this third suspense novel “Targeted” as part of his “Chicago Warriors Thriller” series. The ex-FBI agent and former Chicago cop has written a novel about a sniper who targets and kills cops in Chicago, rocking the Windy…
Proceedings in Loughner Case Will be Held in Tucson Instead of Phoenix
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Proceedings in the case against Arizona mass shooter Jared Loughner will take place in Tucson instead of Phoenix, a judge ruled on Monday, the Arizona Republic reported. However, U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns noted that the ruling didn’t nix the defendant’s right to move for a change of venue in…
Sen. Grassley Accuses ATF of Being “Careless” in Gun Running Sting
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Ia.) is voicing concern that guns purchased in an ATF sting in Arizona may have been used by bandits in a gunfight that resulted in the death in December of border patrol agent Brian Terry near the border town of Nogales, the Arizona Republic reported. Grassley…
Homeland’s Napolitano Says Crime and Illegal Crossings at Border Down
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Despite the contentious political rhetoric, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said crime and illegal crossings along the Mexico-U.S. border have dropped sharply. She attributed the change to an intensified focus on border enforcement and a “smart and effective approach to enforcing immigration laws.” “We have strengthened the Southwest border in a…