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Border Patrol Agents Say Gun Shortage Forces Them to Share Rifles
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A gun shortage at the Border Patrol has forced about 400 agents to share 100 rifles, one agent told Fox News. That means agents aren’t able to calibrate their weapon. “We are left to check out rifles that were unzeroed to us,” a border patrol agent told FoxNews.com. “This practice needs…
Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent Charged Accused of Taking People Hostage, Shooting 1
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An off-duty Border Patrol agent accused of taking two people hostage was arrested Tuesday after an intense standoff that lasted several hours, the El Paso Times reports. Alberto Montelongo, 40, was involved in a domestic dispute with another off-duty Border Patrol agent, authorities said. Another man, who is not an agent,…
Judge: FBI Agents Should Not Have Posed As Internet Technicians in Gambling Probe
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI crossed the line when agents cut off the Internet connection at a Las Vegas luxury villa and then posed as repairmen in order to access information from the computers of people suspected of running illegal betting operations, a federal magistrate said, Bloomberg reports. U.S. Magistrate Judge Peggy Leen said…
Ex-Miami Cop Charged with Extortion for Alleged Role in Illegal Gambling Ring
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former Miami Police officer accused of protecting an illegal gambling operation in exchange for cash was charged Monday with two counts of extortion, the FBI announced. Jerry Sutherland, 28, also is accused of “facilitating the theft of proceeds from a gambling operations.” The investigation was handled by the FBI Miami…
Defense: FBI Induced Man to Plot Suicide Bombing at Wichita Airport
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Terry Lee Loewen is accused of plotting a suicide bombing at a Wichita airport, but his attorneys said the idea originated from an FBI agent who radicalized their client and then induced him to follow through with an attack, the Associated Press reports. Loewen was arrested during a sting operation in…
Justice Department Won’t Pursue Charges Against Murdoch-Owned Media Companies
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Justice Department investigation into Rupert Murdoch-owned media companies won’t result in charges following allegations of voicemail hacking and payments to public officials in the U.K., the USA Today reports. News Corp. and 21st Century Fox were under investigation after hacking the voicemail accounts of sources, celebrities and politicians. They also…
Complaints: U.S. Citizens Increasingly Harassed at Border Patrol Checkpoints
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Jennifer Weaver couldn’t believe what happened when she told a Border Patrol agent at a checkpoint in Texas that she had two pistols in her glove compartment with the proper concealed-handgun license in her purse. The Arizona Republic reports that Weaver was forced to the ground and was held for an…
Washington Post Editorial: GOP Flirts with Disaster by Threatening Homeland Security Funding
By Washington Post Editorial Board How far will Republicans in Congress take their reckless flirtation with undermining government this time? Will they, as seems increasingly likely, fail to pass a bill that the president can sign ensuring adequate funding for the Department of Homeland Security and its 280,000 employees before the agency’s support expires Feb….