December 16, 2009
Key Witness in Cong. William Jefferson Case Gets Substantial Reduction in Sentence for Cooperating
Jefferson stands next to attorney Robert Trout during sentencing /Sketch by Art Lien/NBC News By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A key prosecution witness in the public corruption trial of ex-Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson, could be seeing daylight soon. As expected, U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III of Alexandria, Va., in a written filing on…
Ex-Kennedy Staffer Indicted in Scheme to Get More Than $75,000 Extra in Pay and Bonuses
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –– A former office manager for the late Sen. Edward Kennedy was indicted Tuesday in a scheme to get more than $75,000 extra in salary and bonuses, the Justice Department said. Ngozi T. Pole, 39,of Waldorf, Md., was charged in a six-count indictment that alleged that as office manager for…
FBI Arrests NY Man for Pirating “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Film pirating is serious business in California. The latest turn in the never-ending problem came Wednesday morning when FBI agents arrested a New York man for unlawfully distributing a pirated copy of the movie “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” before it was officially released in theaters. The FBI said it arrested Gilberto Sanchez,…
NY FBI to Form Squad to Help 9/11 Prosecutors
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The feds are taking the upcoming 9/11 trial quite seriously. Richard Kolko, an FBI spokesman in New York, said the agency will be forming a squad to assist the prosecutors in preparing the case against alleged mastermind of the plot, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others. The squad, he…
Another Couple Crash Invite-Only White House Event — Sort Of
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Apparently party crashers Tarek and Michaele Salahi aren’t the only ones who can get into the White House without an invite. The Associated Press reported a Georgia couple showed up to the White House a day early for a tour and ended up at an invitation-only breakfast with President…
Feds Crack Down on Counterfeit Goods
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D.C. Judge Releases Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for 28 Years: Expresses Anger over Faulty FBI Analysis
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A D.C. judge on Tuesday angrily criticized the government for relying on erroneous testimony of an FBI analyst in a case in which a man was imprisoned for 28 years for a rape/murder he didn’t commit, the Washington Post reported. D.C. Superior Court Judge Fred B. Ugast ordered Donald…