It didn’t take much to tick off J. Edgar Hoover. The reams of FBI records on Thomas Eagleton was just another example of Hoover’s long reach. By Phillip O’Connor ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH ST. LOUIS — Sitting in the coffee shop of the Las Vegas Desert Inn one morning in February 1958, Thomas Eagleton, one of…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com With the less than a month to go in the Bush administration, the latest U.S. Attorneys to hit the exit are Steven Biskupic of Milwaukee and McGregor W. Scott of Sacramento. Biskuptic, 47, plans to step down Jan. 9. He was appointed in 2002. His name popped up during the probe…
U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald may want Gov. Blagojevich out of office, but he doesn’t want the state messing with his investigation. By CARYN ROUSSEAU Associated Press Writer CHICAGO — The Illinois House committee investigating a possible impeachment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich won’t subpoena two incoming White House advisers, the committee chairwoman said Saturday, shutting down…
Well, as the old addage goes, No Good Deed Goes Unpunished. In this case, the spy firm, Rosetta Research and Consulting, helped the feds make their case, then got screwed. By Richard Leiby Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — After a federal jury in New York swiftly convicted a major Afghan heroin trafficker and Taliban…
One thing for sure: Bernie Madoff made a lot of money. One thing that is unclear: Where the hell is that cash? By James Doran The Observer NEW YORK — The hunt for funds allegedly cheated out of investors by Bernard Madoff, who faces fraud charges in New York, has turned to offshore tax havens…
As the country worried about terrorist attacks, the Bush adminstration seemed to take its eye off of Wall Street. The result: Fraud and more fraud and people losing life savings. By ERIC LICHTBLAU New York Times WASHINGTON – Federal officials are bringing far fewer prosecutions as a result of fraudulent stock schemes than they did…
Congressman William J. Jefferson has apparently never met a court delay he didn’t like. The prosecution says enough is enough. By Bruce Alpert New Orleans Times-Picayune WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors are asking a Virginia appeals court not to further delay U.S. Rep. William Jefferson’s corruption trial, saying the government “should be afforded an opportunity to…
Pardoning the pardon isn’t easy to do. But the Bush folks have obviously learned from history how embarrassing a bad pardon can be. By KEN BELSON and ERIC LICHTBLAU New York Times The ties that bind fathers and sons come in all shapes and sizes, including 10-foot-high chain-link fences. That is one of the many…
