Tu es méchante avec tes voisins, lol! Le dernier charter que j’avais pris, c’était pour la Crète, un couple de retraités à côté de moi. Le commandant de bord annonce qu’on est en train de survoler Tripoli, le papy à côté de moi qui dit sur un ton inquiet à sa femme “tu trouves que…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com On its second try, federal prosecutors failed once again to convict ex-baseball star Roger Clemens of lying to Congress. CNN reported that a federal jury acquitted Clemens on Monday on all six counts.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Joe Allen, a former federal prosecutor in Detroit, has been named acting Assistant Director of Public & Governmental Affairs for ATF in Washington, an agency that has had its share of public relations problems in wake of its Operation Fast and Furious. Allen, who replaces Gregory K. Gant, will head up…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal whistleblower in the scandal known as Operation Fast and Furious says in an interview with Fox News he’s “disheartened and disappointed” by the follow-up investigations. ATF Special Agent John Dodson said he’s frustrated with the government’s response to his February 2011 complaints, which revealed that ATF was encouraging gun dealers…
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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Sen. Joseph Lieberman wants a special prosecutor to investigate leaks of classified information following allegations that the White House disclosed the secrets, Reuters reports. Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Lieberman said that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s appointment of two federal prosecutor was insufficient. The security leaks includes…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A log of complaints against Secret Service employees shows a variety of misconduct, including an allegation that an agent was intoxicated while he was supposed to be protecting a foreign leader, Bloomberg News reports. The federal government released the 229-page log this weekend in response to a Freedom of Information Act by…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A federal crackdown on illicit trading on Wall Street netted its latest catch with the conviction of Rajat Gupta, a business insider and former board member of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Reuters reports. Gupta was convicted Friday on charges that he leaked confidential information about Goldman Sachs during the peak of…
