Just what everyone suspected for decades. Now a snitch is finally confirming it all. By JOHN MARZULLI New York Daily News NEW YORK — The corpse of John Gotti’s Howard Beach neighbor – murdered after he accidentally killed the gangster’s 12-year-old son in a traffic accident – was dissolved in a barrel of acid, an…
Obama is making some key legal appointments who are likely to reverse many substantial and controversial Bush policies. Here’s one of those people. By ERIC LICHTBLAU New York Times WASHINGTON – When Dawn Johnsen read a newly disclosed Justice Department legal opinion last April that blessed the president’s broad power to authorize rough interrogation tactics,…
This sheriff isn’t the first in the country to pocket money by skimping on meals. But in this case, the sheriff is paying the price. Now that Sheriff Greg Bartlett is locked up in his own jail, there’s a good chance the food will get better. You’d think. By JAY REEVES Associated Press Writer DECATUR,…
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Well, in the midst of a rather busy period, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago apparently goofed. What more can you say? By The Smoking Gun In a remarkable screw-up, a Department of Justice official today accidentally distributed to the media a document containing the names of nearly 20 confidential witnesses interviewed during a federal…
In Indiana a pilot program could help pave the way for cracking more gun-related crimes. IndyChannel.com INDIANAPOLIS — A new program that collects DNA evidence from firearms is already on its way to putting more criminals behind bars, police said. The Marion County Crime Lab has several gun cases investigated under the new DNA pilot…
A Liberian immigrant teen was beaten by three men hunting for blacks on a historical night that broke a racial barrier in America. By TOM HAYS Associated Press Writer NEW YORK — Three men, riled by Barack Obama’s victory, spent election night hunting down black people to beat up and yelling insults about the president-elect,…
The internal intelligence assessment offers no surprises. We all know the inauguration or any gathering of that magnitude — or for that matter any big sporting event like the Super Bowl or the Olympics — is an attractive target for terrorists. As NBC’s Chris Matthews would say: Tell me something I don’t know. By EILEEN…
