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July 21, 2010

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ATF Defends Agent Facing Murder Rap in Virgin Islands

allan15 years ago02 mins

By Allan Lengel For AOL News WASHINGTON — From Capitol Hill to the Caribbean, a controversy is growing over a decision by Virgin Islands officials to charge a federal agent with second-degree murder in a 2008 shooting. The agent, William Clark, remains on the job at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives —…

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Probe into Bush U.S. Atty Firings Finds Nothing Criminal

allan15 years ago12 years ago02 mins

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A lengthy criminal investigation into the controversial firings of U.S. Attorneys during the Bush years ended with a whimper Wednesday. The Associated Press reported that no criminal charges were warranted in the two-year probe that began looking at the firings of 9 U.S. Attorneys, but ended up honing in…

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Court of Appeals Upholds Actor Wesley Snipes’ Tax Conviction and Prison Term

allan15 years ago02 mins

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Actor Wesley Snipes is still in big trouble. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta has  refused to overturn his conviction and three year prison term for tax evasion, Courthouse News Service reported. He was convicted of failing to file tax returns from 1999 to 2001. An investigative report alleged that…

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Attorney For Tomato King Says FBI Illegally Obtained Documents

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com You say tomato. The lawyers for tomato king Frederick Scott Salyer  say something far harsher. Defense lawyer for the former chief executive officer of the now defunct SK Foods, a tomato-product empire, claim in a court filing Tuesday in Sacramento that the FBI illegally used an informant to steal documents for…

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Surprise: Ex-Gov. Blago May Not Testify After All in Fed Trial

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UPDATE: Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich did not testify in court this morning, as his defense team rested without calling a witness. Closing arguments are scheduled to take place at 9:30 a.m. Monday. “It is my decision, judge,” Blagojevich said, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. “I made the decision freely.” Before the trial, the ex-governor…

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