U.S. District Judge Thomas Porteous has become another blemish on a town that has way too many blemishes already. He’s accused of boozing, gambling and fibbing. His attorneys and some judges say, for the most part, his behavior was limited to his private affairs. Nonetheless, his superiors want him gone. . By Richard Rainey New…
Sentencing for crack cocaine has historically been controversial. Some judges have always felt the guidelines were too tough. Two federal judges in Washington have knocked down some crack cocaine sentences and the U.S. Attorney is not happy. By Joe Palazzolo Legal Times WASHINGTON — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia says two…
OMAHA, Neb. – The former Walthill Police Department chief was sentenced in U.S. District Court Friday to probation for taking $3,500 earmarked for drug investigations, the Associated Press reported. Joel Tyndall, 41, was given four years probation and ordered to repay the $3,500 he took, AP reported.
Federal prosecutors in Dallas will try again to get convictions in a terrorism finance case allegedly linked to Hamas. The first trial turned into one big flop. Can they pull it off this time or do they simply not have the goods? By Carrie Johnson and Walter Pincus Washington Post Staff Writers WASHINGTON – The…
The road to a child-porn investigation has led to a ministry in Arkansas. Just how big a scandal will this be? By Jon Gambrell Associated Press Writer FOUKE, Ark. — Federal authorities conducting a child-porn investigation raided the headquarters Saturday of a ministry run by a convicted tax evader once labeled by prosecutors as a…
ICE decides it would be too cold to deport people back to Haiti following back-to-back storms. By Georgia East and Luis Perez Sun-Sentinel FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. -Immigration and Customs Enforcement has temporarily halted deportations to Haiti, amid mounting pressure from some South Florida members of Congress and local activists. Critics of the deportations have said…
Robert K. Wittman didn’t surveil terrorists or chase bank robbers for the FBI. He chased down art thieves and helped recover more than a thousand pieces of work. Wittman worked undercover and still does not want to be photographed even though he’s retiring. By Andrew Maykuth Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA – Robert K. Wittman, the renowned…
Testimony on Friday from hitman John Martorano was as riveting as a scene in the HBO hit The Sopranos. Martorano calmly described a murder and said he might have killed mobster Whitey Bulger had he known Bulger had ties to the FBI. His testimony came in the murder trial of ex-FBI agent John Connolly. By…
