By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Kevin L. Perkins, assistant director of the FBI’s Inspection Division, has been named assistant director of the bureau’s Criminal Investigative Division. Perkins replaces Kenneth W. Kaiser, who recently retired, the FBI said. “Kevin has proven to be an effective investigator and manager during his time with the Bureau,” said…
The FBI has been probing public corruption in Detroit for quite a while now. This latest involving Councilwoman Monica Conyers (in photo) is only the tip of the iceberg. By JIM SCHAEFER, M.L ELRICK, BEN SCHMITT and JOE SWICKARD Detroit Free Press DETROIT — Federal prosecutors have offered Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers a plea…
By Rachel Leven and Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal prosecutor in opening statements Tuesday morning portrayed ex-Rep. William J. Jefferson as a shakedown artist desperate for money to cover his messy finances that included $40,000 in bank overdraft fees and penalties and a $62,000 credit card debt. “It is a startling and…
Joaquin Guzman Loera has become a narco folk hero in Mexico. He has also helped contribute to the growing violence in Mexico. Will he ever get caught or remain a free man like Bin Laden? By DAVID LUHNOW and JOSE DE CORDOBA The Wall Street Journal BADIRAGUATO, Mexico — As a child, Joaquín Guzmán Loera…
Sympathy is one thing Bernie Madoff won’t see in the courtroom as he appears later this month for sentencing. The Poster Child for Greed, Madoff won’t likely see daylight in the outside world for a long long time. Many are urging the judge to give him the maximum 150 year sentence. The Associated Press More…
Robert Clark Corrente By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com U.S. Attorney Robert Clark Corrente of Rhode Island, whose office landed some high profile convictions of state lawmakers during his tenure, is resigning, effective June 26. According to a press release issued by his office Monday, Corrente will join a private law firm on July 1. He was…
