Weekend Series on History: The Rise and Fall of NY Mobster Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AKYdk1pxIA
September 2009
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NY Daily News Reports that Denver Man at Center of NY Terrorism Probe Wants to Cut Deal with FBI
UPDATE: Sunday 12:45 a.m. FBI Arrests Father and Son in Terror Probe (NY Times) The FBI is expected to run down counterterrorism leads and check them out thoroughly. And that’s what the agency seems to be doing in this case. But it’s still not clear how big of a deal this was. BY James Gordon…
Justice Dept. Review of CIA Detainee Abuse to Focus on Small Number of Cases
This will continue to be a political hot potato. But it seems that the Justice Dept. should look into cases in which CIA employees went beyond the guidelines of interrogation. By Carrie Johnson, Jerry Markon and Julie Tate Washington Post Staff Writers WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s review of detainee abuse by the CIA will…
Mass Judge Orders Boston Mobsters to Pay $33.5 Million to Family of 1981 Murder Victim
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Massachusetts judge has ordered two infamous Boston mobsters — James “Whitey” Bulger and Stephen “The Rifleman” Flemmi — to each pay $15 million to the family of 26-year-old Debra Davis after finding the duo liable for her 1981 murder, according to press reports. Norfolk Superior Judge Patrick Brady also ordered,…
Fed Judge Won’t Dismiss Murder Charges in Mobster Gotti Trial Set to Begin Monday
Let the high drama begin. Trial starts Monday for mobster John Gotti Jr., who by all accounts, was not nearly as sharp as his old man. The judge ruled against him on dropping some charges, but is going to let a statement be read in court saying that Gotti was involved in three other trials…
Thieves Break into FBI Agent’s Indianapolis Car and Steal Weapons
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Here’s one burglary that will probably get a little more attention from law enforcement than most. The Indianapolis police reported that thieves broke into an FBI agent’s car on the city’s northwest side Thursday morning and stole a submachine gun, a semiautomatic rifle, .45-caliber semiautomatic handgun and two sets of body…
Michael Moore for U.S. Attorney? Say What?
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Michael Moore for U.S. Attorney. What’s this world coming to? Well, it’s not actually the Michael Moore of “Roger and Me” fame, the target of the right. It’s the other Michael Moore, a former Georgia state senator and a former chief assistant district attorney. He is currently a private attorney. President…
Ex-Top Aide to Atty. General Ashcroft Takes the Fifth
It’s a little painful to see an ex-top aide to the Attorney General take the Fifth while on the witness stand. By NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — A top aide to former Attorney General John Ashcroft claimed his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination Thursday in a trial related to the Jack Abramoff lobbying…