FBI Agent Had Sexual Relations With Cooperating Witness in ex-Rep. Jefferson Case; Judge Refuses Request for New Trial

Here’s a little explosive news. These are the things agents know can harm a case. In this case, so far, this sexual relationship hasn’t derailed the conviction. But we’ll see on appeal. By New Orleans Times-Picayune Staff Federal Judge T.S. Ellis III today denied former Rep. William Jefferson’s request for a new trial. The request…

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Feds Probing Possible Presidential Election Violation Involving a Pa. Local Union Official

This certainly can’t be the only potential presidentialĀ  election violation that has gone unnoticed up until now. But will the feds uncover more? By Timothy J. Burger Bloomberg Federal investigators are probing whether a local union president at a Pennsylvania U.S. Energy Department laboratory improperly helped President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign on government time by…

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