By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com U.S. District Judge James Zagel has delayed the Oct. 6 sentencing for former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. The sentencing has been delayed because Judge Zagel is set to start a trial on October 3 for William Cellini, a Springfield power broker who himself is alleged to have…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com How much would you pay to make the threat of drug charges go away? Would you pay if you knew you were innocent? These questions were not hypothetical for many. TMZ reports that Americans buying prescription drugs online have been the target of scammers posing as DEA agents. The phony agents…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Could the release by Iran of two American hikers help spur the release of missing retired FBI agent Robert Levinson? Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla) hopes so. Fox News reports that Nelson fired of a letter on Sept. 22 to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking her to press the issue at…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Lee Baca was not happy about a cell phone that turned up in a Los Angeles County jail. Baca is the LA County Sheriff, and the cell phone was smuggled to an inmate — an FBI informant — by agents of the FBI, according to the LA Times. The Feds are…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com In the NCAA tournament of 1990, down by one point and nearing the final buzzer, Tate George caught a full-court pass, spun around once and released a 15-foot shot with one second left in the game. The ball dropped through the hoop and UConn beat Clemson by one point. George…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Apparently the controversy over the Justice Department paying $16 a muffin at a conference isn’t quite over yet. Now comes the Capital Hilton hotel, which charged $4,200 for $250 muffins at a Justice Department conference in 2009. The hotel is denying the charge was just for muffins, contrary to an Inspector…
