ATF official Tom Brandon: No New Stings Underway After Botched Operations

By John Diedrich and Raquel Rutledge Milwaukee Journal Sentinel WASHINGTON — After running nearly 40 undercover storefront stings in the last five years, the ATF’s deputy director says no such operations are now underway and that improvements in oversight have been made in the wake of botched operations nationwide. Deputy Director Thomas E. Brandon testified…

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Update: Attorney General Eric Holder is Fine and Home From the Hospital

Update: Thursday, 4:30 p.m. — Attorney Gen. Eric Holder was released from the hospital this afternoon.  The Justice Department issued a statement: “The Attorney General has been discharged from MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He was taken there earlier today as a precaution, after experiencing lightheadedness and shortness of breath during a senior staff meeting at…

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Florida State Attorney to Reveal Results of Investigation of FBI Shooting of Friend of Boston Marathon Bomber

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  A state investigation into the mysterious fatal shooting of a friend of Boston Marathon bomber Tamerian Tsaranev during an FBI interview is expected to be released next month. The Boston Herald reports that Florida state Attorney Jeffrey Ashton anticipates releasing the report by the end of March. The Florida investigation is one…

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Top Criminal Prosecutor at Justice Department Is Leaving Following High-Profile Cases

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Mythili Raman, the Justice Department’s top criminal attorney, is leaving the agency next month following high-profile cases of corporate misdeeds, Reuters reports. Raman is a 17-year veteran of the department and once acted as chief after her predecessor, Lanny Breuer, stepped down last year. Raman said she’s not sure what’s next in…

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Congressional Panel to Probe Discovery That FBI Was in Direct Contact with Osama bin Laden in 1990s

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A special congressional panel will investigate revelations this week that the FBI was in direct contact with Osama bin Laden in the early 1990s, the Washington Times reports. The agency’s close contact with bin Laden was never included in the official investigations of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but the Washington Times…

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