Coincidence or Not? A couple was shot to death after agreeing to cooperate in an FBI probe of a farmer. By Jim Suhr The Associated Press EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A couple who helped a farmer hide a tractor from his creditors were found shot to death at their rural home just two days…
Defendants in the Ft. Dix terrorism case were caught buying weapons from an FBI informant. Were they terrorists or just wannabes? By JASON NARK Philadelphia Daily News CAMDEN, N.J. –Moments before an FBI SWAT team kicked in his door, the government’s top informant in the Fort Dix terrorism case dropped a little irony on two…
An undercover ATF investigation may spell the demise of the Mongols, a Southern-California based biker gang accused of everything from hate crimes to murder. In many circles, it’s a resume only a mother could love. Agents began rounding up the indicted suspects Tuesday. By Scott Glover Los Angeles Times More than 1,000 heavily armed federal…
In Hollywood, people are always re-writing the endings. Well, the U.S. Court of Appeals has given “Die Hard” director John McTiernanan the opportunity to re-write his ending after he pleaded guilty to lying to an FBI agent in the infamous Pellicano wiretap scandal. By Victoria Kim Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — A Hollywood director…
After a bumpy trial, jurors get to have their say. Sen. Stevens is crossing his fingers, hoping for an acquittal and an opportunity to hit the campaign trail before Nov. 4. By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — A federal jury today will begin deliberating two conflicting views of Sen. Ted Stevens,…
In the city of brotherly love, a federal judge suggests race may have been a consideration in a potential child pornography case involving a white Ivy League student. Maryclaire Dale The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge questioned Tuesday why a white Ivy League student found with thousands of images of child pornography during…
