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FBI Increases Reward for Missing Retired Agent Levinson to $5M
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Retired FBI Agent Robert Levinson was kidnapped eight years ago this month while traveling to an Iranian island, making him one of the longest-held U.S. residents in history. CNN reports that the FBI has increased the reward for information on Levinson, who also turned 67 this month, from $1 million to…
FBI Agent to Testify about Evidence Collected at Boston Marathon Bombing Site
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The lead FBI agent in the recovery of evidence from the bomb site at the Boston Marathon is expected testify today in the jury trial of Dzhokha Tsarnaev. FBI Special Agent Sarah DeLair began collecting evidence just hours after the blasts at the crowded finishing line on April 15, 2013, she…
Ferguson City Manager Resigns Following Scathing Justice Department Report
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Ferguson City Manager John Shaw announced Tuesday that he was resigning after a scathing Justice Department report that criticized him and other Ferguson officials for a culture of discrimination, The Washington Post reports. The city called the resignation a “mutual separation agreement” Shaw is the second person to resign following the…
Firebombing of KFC in Reno May Be Linked to Extreme Environmental Group
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating the apparent firebombing of a KFC in Reno after authorities found the initials of an animal rights group scrawled on a drive-thru sign, The Associated Press reports. Investigators believe a window was broken at the restaurant, and flammable liquid was found inside, in what may be a…
Thomas M. Class Is Named Special Agent in Charge of FBI’s Dallas Division
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Thomas M. Class Sr., who served as a police officer before joining the FBI and becoming an expert in terrorism, has been named the new special agent in charge of the Dallas Division, The Dallas Morning News reports. Class is replacing Diego Rodriguez, who left in December to become assistant director…
Washington Post: Justice Department Report Proves Racial Bias in Ferguson
By Washington Post Editorial Board The Justice Department said two things about Ferguson, Mo., last week, both of which should make Americans uncomfortable. First, federal officials announced that they did not have evidence showing that police officer Darren Wilson used unreasonable force when he shot African American teenager Michael Brown. Second, the department found that there is a lot…
Secret Service Testing Drones to Prepare How to Deal with Rogue Ones
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service is testing drones in an effort to determine what to do when a rogue one is flying over head, The Associated Press reports. During the next several weeks, the Secret Service will send drones over Washington D.C. The sessions come a little more than a month after a…
Former FBI Agent in Charge of Seattle Quietly Dismisses Discrimination Lawsuit
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Laura M. Laughlin, the former special agent in charge of the FBI’s Seattle office before abruptly resigning last year, has dismissed her lawsuit against the bureau and Justice Department, King 5 News reports. Laughlin filed a federal lawsuit in 2011, claiming she faced sex discrimination and retaliation. “As the agent in…