Ex-Homeland Security Agent Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Investigative Records

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  A former Homeland Security agent who conspired to falsify investigative records pleaded guilty Thursday, and new evidence suggests he faked the documents at the urging of his supervisor, the Associated Press reports. Wayne Ball was a special agent with Homeland Security’s Inspector General’s Office in McAllen, Texas, when he falsified records in…

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Purported Spokesman for Hacking Group Anonymous Arrested for Threatening FBI Agent

By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The purported spokesman for the hacking group Anonymous was arrested by the FBI on allegations that he threatened an FBI agent, his attorney said Thursday, the Washington Post reports. Barrett Brown, 31, of Dallas is expected to be charged in connection with YouTube videos in which Brown rails against federal authorities….

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