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IG Report Cites Fed Court Security Concerns About Training and Broken Equipment
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Walk through any federal courthouse and it seems security is pretty tight. Still, a Justice Department Inspector General report on courthouse security says federal judges and personnel could be at risk because of poor training, questionable contracts and broken security equipment, the Washington Post reports. The Post’s Ed O’Keefe…
Head of TSA John Pistole Says Evaluating Security Methods at Airport
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More Than 9 Years After the Fact: Jury Convicts Man in Chandra Levy Murder
By Allan Lengel For AOL News WASHINGTON — A jury convicted a Salvadoran illegal immigrant of two counts of first-degree murder today in the killing of intern Chandra Levy, a case that was based on circumstantial evidence and lacked any DNA or forensic evidence. The Superior Court jury reached the verdict for Ingmar Guandique, 29,…
Al-Qaeda Threatens More Small Bomb Attacks
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Yes, even Al-Qaeda is looking for a bang for its buck. The Washington Post reports that al Qaeda “is threatening to launch a wave of small-scale attacks similar to the recent failed parcel bomb plot, which the terrorist group describes as a low-budget operation that caused fear and costly…
Justice Dept. and FBI Probe 2008 Fatal Shooting by Off-Duty Deputy Marshal in LA
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the FBI are investigating a deputy U.S. Marshal who fatally shot a tattoo parlor employee while off duty during a confrontation in Los Angeles in 2008, the Los Angeles Times reported. The local prosecutor had found inconsistencies in deputy marshal Matthew Itkowitz’s story, but…
Miss. FBI Agent Acquitted on 2 Counts; Mistrial Declared on Remaining 3
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A federal jury in Mississippi on Saturday found FBI agent Hal Neilson not guilty on two counts relating to charges that he failed to disclose his ownership in a building housing the FBI in Oxford, Miss., and then lied about it, News360.com reported. The jury deadlocked on three other counts and…
Column: Ex-FBI Agent Says TSA Continues to Prove It is “An Inept Agency”
Douglas B. Wolfe was an FBI agent who also worked for Department of Defense and retired as Senior Special Agent, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Agriculture. He runs Fidelity Investigations & Consulting in Maryland and recently launched a blog WorldFamousPrivateEye’s Blog. By Douglas B. Wolfe It’s the week before the busiest holiday travel…