Whatever is going on, it’s terribly wrong. The bottom line is: crimes like rape are going unsolved because DNA tests aren’t being conducted in a timely fashion. By Benjamin Protess and Joel Rubin Los Angeles Times Expecting nearly $1 million in federal grant money to help cover the cost of analyzing DNA evidence in rape…
Jorge Arbaje-Diaz, a N.Y. cop working in the Bronx, decided to use his badge to earn a little extra doe the old fashion, but illegal way: by robbing dope dealers. Last week, the feds arrested him on robbery charges. By Kati Cornell, John Doyle and Aliyah Shahid New York Post NEW YORK — It was…
Mexican authorities working with U.S. law enforcement have been making some big-time drug arrests in Mexico lately. Will it make a dent in the drug war? Jeremy Roebuck and Ana Ley The Monitor REYNOSA, Mexico – Mexican authorities came under attack Friday as they arrested the purported head of Gulf Cartel operations in Reynosa and…
The FBI under J. Edgar Hoover kept a watchful eye on journalist David Halberstam. Was there a good reason for it? The FBI isn’t saying. By Associated Press NEW YORK — The FBI tracked the late Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author David Halberstam for more than two decades, newly released documents show. Students at the…
Tracking terrorism is an imprecise science. The Justice Department Inspector General says the FBI has improved, but could still do better. After all, it doesn’t take much to miss a credible clue. By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The FBI’s main electronic system that tracks terrorist threats and suspicious incidents amounts to…
Romance and Marilyn Monroe’s 1953 movie “Niagra” are things people often think of when mentioning Niagra Falls. But locally, in recent days, residents have been thinking about their former mayor who was indicted Friday. By Dan Herbeck Buffalo News BUFFALO — Former Niagara Falls Mayor Vince Anello was indicted by a federal grand jury today,…
Some how getting charged with possession with intent to distribute heroin seems like a much bigger deal when your mother (pictured in photo) is a federal magistrate judge in Washington. By Jeffrey Anderson Baltimore City Paper BALTIMORE — U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein filed a criminal complaint on Nov. 7 charging 21-year-old Morgan State University student…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Rumors as to who will become the new Attorney General are flowing in this town like after-work beers at the legendary Tune Inn bar on Capitol Hill. Names being mentioned in the media and by law enforcement sources include: Eric Holder, a former U.S. Attorney and deputy Attorney General…
