By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Steam is building to move the 9/11 terrorism trial from New York City to a military base. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who was once for it, has declared it a bad and very expensive idea. U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein concurs. And Politico reports that the Obama administration is considering a…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Federal authorities are “inching toward an agreement” with the underwear bomber to secure his cooperation, the Washington Post reported, attributing the information to “two sources familiar with the case.” Federal public defenders have been involved in talks, the Post reported, that could result in a guilty plea. The handling…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It looks like New Orleans U.S. Attorney Jim Letten, a Bush appointee, will be sticking around. Reporter Bruce Alpert of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) said after meeting Thursday with Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. that he expects the Justice Department will soon “make clear that…
The tension between the FBI and Muslim and Arab American citizens is something being played out around the country, particularly in places like the Detroit area. It can’t hurt to have meetings like these. By NIRAJ WARIKOO FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER DEARBORN, Mi. — Saying that informants are an important tool, the special agent in…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A Mexican citizen charged in the death of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in 2008 was extradited from Mexico to the U.S. on Thursday, authorities announced. Jesus Navarro-Montes arrived in Houston and is expected to be transferred to San Diego to stand trial, the U.S. Attorney’s Office…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee gave a unanimous nod Thursday to three U.S. Attorney nominees. The nominees include Andre Birotte, Jr. for the Central District of California; Richard Hartunian for the Northern District of New York and Ronald Machen for Washington D.C. The three must now be confirmed by the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A sad reminder of the crumbling political dynasty of the Jefferson family in Louisiana surfaced Thursday in federal court in New Orleans. Mose Jefferson, the political operative for the dynasty and the brother of convicted ex-Rep. William Jefferson, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for bribing school board president Ellenese…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Could it be that the Christmas Day underwear bombing incident may have raised the consciousness of the everyday traveler — at least when it comes to bringing guns to the airport? We may never know for sure. What we do know is that normally on any given week the…
