New Leader Takes Over ATF Houston Field Division

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Melvin D. King Jr.’s long law-enforcement career is taking him to Houston, where he will be the new special agent in charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Field Division, according to ATF. King began his career with the federal agency in 1988, when he was assigned to the…

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GOP: Justice Dept. Hired Biased Company to Fight Law

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Republicans charge that the Justice Department used “an agent of the Democratic Party” to help defeat Texas’ controversial voter ID law, Fox News reports. GOP leaders suggest the company, Catalist, has a conflict of interest because it has a history of helping prominent Democrats, including President Obama. “The Department of Justice has…

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Three Questioned in Shooting of ICE Agent

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Police have detained three people for questioning in the shooting of a federal immigration agent in South Texas, the Associated Press reports. It’s unclear if the trio was involved in the non-fatal shooting of Kelton Harrison, an agent for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations. Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino…

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Texas Man Posing as DEA Agent Fools No One

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com No one knows what Ford Cummings was thinking when he walked into a Texas jail, posing as a DEA agent who needed the release of an inmate. The 32-year-old with a gun tucked into his belt and no ID raised some eyebrows, the Houston Press reports. Cummings was charged with third-degree count…

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Off to the Races: Feds Indict 14 Cartel Members for Laundering Millions in U.S. Horse Racing

 By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Investments in the drug cartel world apparently know no bounds. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western Texas District announced Tuesday the indictment of 14 members of Mexico’s Los Zetas cartel for laundering money by purchasing, breeding and racing American quarter horses in the U.S. Those indicted included Los Zetas leader…

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