By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com At least one of the Blago brothers is off the hook. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that federal prosecutors announced Thursday in court that they were dropping the corruption charges against brother Robert Blagojevich. The jury had been deadlocked on all four counts against him and the judge had declared a mistrial,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It hasn’t been all glamour for Eric Holder Jr. as Attorney General. For one, there’s the less than friendly receptions on Capitol Hill from Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee who seem to enjoy grilling him like a burger at a 4th of July gathering. Then there’s the second…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Despite their efforts, U.S. and Mexican authorities are seizing no more than one percent of the billions of dollars in drug proceeds being smuggled south into Mexico, according to an analysis by the Washington Post. The cash is being smuggled in spare tires, engine transmissions and truckloads of baby diapers, the…
