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…
BOSTON — The brother of the Providence mayor was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison and immediately disbarred for what a federal judge described as “reprehensible and inexcusable” actions, the Providence Journal reported. John M. Cicilline, along with his former law partner, pleaded guilty to conspiring to shake down a drug-dealing couple and manipulating…
The thing about wiretaps is that they often bring to light some of the most interesting tidbits. In this instance, two friends spoke about Sen. Ted Steven’s cheapness. By Richard Mauel and Erika Bolstad Anchorage Daily News WASHINGTON — Defense lawyers and prosecutors in Sen. Ted Stevens’ criminal disclosure case wrangled over the admissibility of…
MIAMI – U.S. Marshals rounded up 2,497 “worst-of-the-worst” fugitives in Florida in a 10-week sweep dubbed “Operation Orange”, authorities announced Thursday. The arrests included 55 gang members and 255 sex offenders, federal authorities said.
