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February 18th, 2010
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Every week FEDagent provides up-to-date news for 1811 Special Agents and other federal employees engaged in federal law enforcement and homeland security. FEDagent is in contact with Capitol Hill, the Administration, and other sources to ensure you have current news from law enforcement and homeland security agencies, as well as, current information about legislative and judicial developments affecting your job and your rights.
This Week in FEDagent® (scroll to articles below if these quick links do not work in your email provider)
- U.S. Secret Service Forms New Electronic Crimes Task Force
- FLEOA to Update FEDtalk(R) Listeners on Latest Happenings
- Canadian Firm to Pay $4 Million to Settle Defective Bullet-Proof Vests Lawsuit
- The Takedown - 25 Alleged Members of Colombian Cartel Arrested and Charged in Texas
- Movers & Shakers - Caryn Wagner Confirmed as DHS Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis
- Case Law Update - Court Holds That Taking Away Prisoner's Dungeons and Dragons Game Did Not Violate His First Amendment Right
News Round Up
U.S. Secret Service Forms New Electronic Crimes Task Force
The United States Secret Service has announced the formation of a new Electronic Crimes Task Force (ECTF), a successful public-private partnership aimed at fighting high-tech computer-based crimes. The new task force is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and joins an existing network of 28 other nationwide and overseas operations. "One of the top priorities for the Secret Service continues to be combating the computer-re ...
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FLEOA to Update FEDtalk(R) Listeners on Latest Happenings
FLEOA President, Jon Adler will join the attorneys of Shaw, Bransford & Roth on FEDtalk® radio show this week to discuss the latest issues on FLEOA's agenda. The radio show airs this Friday, February 19, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. Click here Friday to listen - www.federalnewsradio.com - or tune in to 1500 AM in the Washington, D.C. area.Join the conversation! Email your questions to fedtalk@federalnewsradio.co ...
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Canadian Firm to Pay $4 Million to Settle Defective Bullet-Proof Vests Lawsuit
Lincoln Fabrics Ltd., a Canadian weaver of ballistic fabrics, and its American subsidiary, have agreed to pay the United States $4 million to settle the United States' lawsuit against Lincoln for violations of the False Claims Act in connection with their role in the weaving of Zylon fabric used in the manufacture and sale of defective Zylon bullet-proof vests, the Justice Department announced last Friday. Using Zylo ...
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The Takedown - 25 Alleged Members of Colombian Cartel Arrested and Charged in Texas
Twenty-five alleged members of a Colombian drug trafficking organization have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas, U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced last Friday. The indictment, which was returned by a federal grand jury on October 15, 2009, and unsealed on February 5, 2010, charges the 25 defendants with drug trafficking crimes, including conspiracy to import cocaine into the U ...
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Movers & Shakers - Caryn Wagner Confirmed as DHS Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis
On Friday, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-Connecticut) and Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-Maine) welcomed the confirmation of Caryn Wagner to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis at the Department of Homeland Security. The Committee held a hearing on Wagner's nomination on December 3, 2009. She was confirmed by the full Senate by unanimous consent. " ...
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Case Law Update - Court Holds That Taking Away Prisoner's Dungeons and Dragons Game Did Not Violate His First Amendment Right
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld a complete ban on prisoners playing a role-playing game, Dungeons and Dragons, and held that the prison's ban did not violate a prisoner's First Amendment right.This case involves the role playing game Dungeons and Dragons ("D&D"). D&D is a fantasy role-playing game in which players collectively develop a story around characters whose personae they adopt.Offici ...
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