By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com President Obama on Friday nominated three U.S. Marshals including a woman, Genevieve May, who is the deputy superintendent of the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigation. The three nominees named by President Obama are: • David Cargill, District of New Hampshire • David Demag, District of Vermont • Genevieve May, Eastern…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Four U.S. Attorneys were nominated Friday by President Obama including Daniel G. Bogden, the Nevada U.S. Attorney who was fired by the Bush Administration in 2006. Bogden had served five years as U.S. Attorney before he was fired in December of 2006. He was one of nine U.S. Attorneys fired in…
Bobby DeLaughter was a hero and did great things as a prosecutor. Will this erase his legacy? By Jerry Mitchell Jackson Clarion Ledger ABERDEEN, Miss. – He wore the suit of an acclaimed prosecutor before donning the robe of a well-respected judge. Now Bobby DeLaughter expects to wear the uniform of a prison inmate. Hours…
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It’s often hard to tell just how threatening some of the home grown groups are. And at what point do they clearly become a threat and a terrorist? Is there such a thing as waiting too long to find out? By Jeff Stein Spy Talk WASHINGTON — The feds have been hyping their domestic terrorism…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The jury in the public corruption trial of ex-Rep. William Jefferson deliberated for about four hours Thursday and is set resume Friday morning, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported. With 16-criminal counts to consider, a verdict isn’t likely to come before early next week. The jurors will have to consider…
Should a U.S. Attorney come out with verbal guns blazing after making an arrest? Is it unfair to the defendant? Is it unfair to the public to keep quiet? Where’s the boundaries? BY ABDON M. PALLASCH Chicago Sun-Times Political Reporter CHICAGO — Speaking to 200 lawyers from around the country Thursday, retired appellate Judge Abner…
The city of Detroit certainly has no surplus in its budget, no surplus of jobs. What it does have is a surplus of scandals. Ex-fed prosecutor Sheryl Robinson Wood/law firm photo BY JOE SWICKARD and BEN SCHMITT Detroit Free Press DETROIT — Former Detroit police monitor Sheryl Robinson Wood was ousted under a cloud. Some…
