Well, 150 years is a lot, but quite appropriate. There’s no way to make up for the damage he did. By Thomas Zambito, Jose Martinez and Corky Siemaszko New York Daily News NEW YORK — Ponzi king Bernie Madoff got the max Monday – 150 years in prison – for engineering a $65 billion fraud…
This has long been one of the unfair disparities in sentencing. No question crack cocaine has plagued urban America and destroyed neighborhoods and lives. But should crack have ever been treated differently than powdered cocaine when it came to sentencing? By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Federal judges are beginning to…
U.S. Atty. Terrence Berg/doj photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com For the past several years, the FBI and U.S. Attorney had been probing political corruption in Detroit City Hall, but no indictments came, just reports in the press that something was percolating. What did come were plenty complaints from the community that the feds were dragging…
They look innocent enough. And that is what is scaring local and federal authorities. By JOE LAMBE The Kansas City Star KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Drugs shaped like Snoopy, Transformers and President Barack Obama’s head recently showed up on Kansas City area streets, adding to a trend that worries police and health experts. Colorful Ecstasy…
U.S. Atty. Diane Humetewa By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The first female Native American to serve as a U.S. Attorney is expected to soon step down, according to Indian Country Today. Indian Country Today newspaper reported that U.S. Attorney Diane J. Humetewa of Arizona will step down ” not because she’s doing a…
John Dillinger drove the FBI nuts, robbing banks with a machine gun in tow. Now actor Johnny Depp plays Dillinger in the movie “Public Enemies”. Here’s a trailer and a review below. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og_gKBi7Od8 By Richard Corliss Time To become rich and famous in the depression ’30s, a fellow could make movies, play baseball or rob…
Monica Conyers had become such a divisive figure in the city. Frankly, it’s no loss to the city and it’s a disgrace that politicians in such a poor city like Detroit are lining their pockets, looking out for what’s best for themselves. The acting U.S. Attorney said this marks the end of the FBI probe…
In this hard-scrabble town, where the economy looks bleak, Andrew Arena, head of the Detroit FBI, talks about public corruption in Detroit, mortgage fraud and the evolving relationship between the FBI and the Arab-American community, one of the largest and most politically active in the country.
