February 24, 2020 – Tickle The Wire

Column: Ex-Fed Prosecutor — Nuclear Meltdown Gripping Justice Department

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Michael J. Stern, a member of USA TODAY’s Board of Contributors, was a federal prosecutor for 25 years in Detroit and Los Angeles. Follow him on Twitter: @MichaelJStern1 By Michael J. Stern USA Today “The Real Housewives” have nothing on the Department of Justice when it comes to drama. I don’t mean to be flippant. But if I…

Ex-DEA Agent and Wife Charged With Laundering Colombian Drug Money

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Ex-DEA agent Jose I. Irizarry has been charged with working with Colombian drug dealers to launder money seized from undercover drug operations, the Justice Department announced Friday. He allegedly used the cash to buy a Tiffany diamond ring, a $135,000 Land Rover and a home in Cartagena. The 19-indictment unsealed in Tampa, Fla.,…