Weekend Series on Crime History: Chicago Mob Atty. Turned on the Mob
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea7sVPJ5R_Y
October 2009
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FBI Documents Show VP Cheney Was Hazy on His Role in the Leaking of CIA Operative Valerie Plame
It sounds like a coverup. Or is it? Should we believe Cheney, the wily VP, who has been an outspoken critic of the Obama Administration? Mmmm. I’m sure plenty people have opinions on whether he’s being on the up and up. By Barton Gellman Washington Post Staff Writer Former vice president Richard B. Cheney told…
Even Madoff Indicates the SEC Was Inept at Catching Him
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The latest evidence that, Yes, the Securities and Exchange Commission was totally inept when it came to investigating Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff comes from Madoff himself. In a transcript of a jailhouse interview released by the SEC’s Inspector General on Friday, Madoff says of detecting a Ponzi scheme: “Yes, it’s very…
In Mudslinging NJ Gov. Campaign, Corzine Takes Shot at Christie About U.S. Atty Appointment
Gov. Jon S. Corzine/campaign photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Slinging mud right til the end, New Jersey’s Democratic Governor Jon S. Corzine told the New York Times he regretted supporting the nomination of Christopher S. Christie for U.S. Attorney back in 2001. “New information, new conclusion,” Corzine told the Times about Christie, his Republican challenger…
Slain FBI Dog “Freddy” Gets Some Respect
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI dog “Freddy”, a Belgian Malinois, may not get a 21 gun salute, but he will get a memorial, his name will be added to a memorial wall and he will be buried in Quantico, Va., an FBI press release said, according to the Detroit Free Press. Freddy was shot and…
Calif. Cop Under FBI Investigation Shot Himself to Death on the Street
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Burbank, Calif., cop who was under FBI investigation as part a wide-sweeping probe into his department’s use of excessive force, shot himself to death Thursday at the corner of a residential street in Burbank, the Burbank Leader reported. The publication reported that witnesses saw Sgt. Neil Thomas Gunn Sr., 50,…
House Ethics Report Shows More than 30 Lawmakers Under Investigation
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Perennial skeptics of Congress won’t be particularly shocked to learn that more than 30 lawmakers and several aides are being scrutinized by House ethics investigators. For those who had more faith in Capitol Hill, well, sorry bout that. Some of the lawmakers have been under FBI investigation as well….
Senate Judiciary Gives the Nod to Mass. and Ga. U.S. Attys
Edward Tarver/campaign photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Judiciary committee on Thursday gave the nod for U.S. Attorneys in Massachusetts and Georgia. The U.S. Senate will now vote on the nominations. The committee’s nod went to Carmen Milagros Ortiz of Massachusetts and Ed Tarver of the southern District of Georgia.