By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will allocate 33 new assistant U.S. Attorneys to address crime in Indian Country in 21 judicial districts across the nation. Additionally, the Justice Department has launched three Indian Country Prosecution Teams that will work closely with the Indian community. “Violent crimes, and particularly crimes against women…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The 30-year-old Faisal Shahzad admitted after his arrest Monday night that he brought the Nissan Pathfinder to Times Square on Saturday and tried to detonate it, according to an FBI affivadit unsealed Tuesday afternoon. The affidavit, part of criminal complaint, also stated that Shahzad admitted getting bomb training in…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Federal authorities say a South Carolina sheriff stepped way way over the line. The feds alleged in a criminal complaint that Lee County Sheriff E.J. Melvin not only dealt drugs from his police SUV, but tipped off or extorted money from a list of drug dealers provided by federal and state…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Apparently you can’t keep a good crooked politician down. Ex-Ohio Congressman James Traficant, who served seven years in prison after being convicted on public corruption charges, and was notorious for sporting a bad toupee, filed papers Monday to run in the 17th Congressional district in Ohio, a seat currently held by…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com After making an arrest late Monday night in the New York car bomb case, the FBI continued to investigate whether other people or an organization, possibly overseas, were involved. “The investigation remains very much ongoing, and the dedicated agents, detectives, and prosecutors on this case will continue to follow every lead…
