2009
FBI May Have Been a Little Too Deep Into Investigating the Real Deep Throat
It’s hard to believe in 1972 the FBI had nothing better to do. Then again, this must have been a coveted assignment. By MATT SEDENSKY Associated Press MIAMI — Newly released FBI files show agents across the country and at the highest level of the agency investigated “Deep Throat” — the 1972 porn movie, not…
Richard C. Powers to Head FBI’s Houston Division
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Richard C. Powers, a 19-year veteran of the FBI, and a former state prosecutor, will head up the bureau’s Houston Division Powers, who last served as assistant director of the Office of Congressional Affairs at FBI headquarters, replaces Andrew Bland, who retired, the FBI announced on Wednesday. Powers entered…
FBI Files: Watergate’s Howard Hunt Sought Pres. Pardon Based on “Executive Authorization”
The great thing is that decades later the released FBI files still provide information to help fill in some of the blanks in history. By The Associated Press Watergate break-in planner E. Howard Hunt sought a presidential pardon by saying he thought the infamous burglary had “executive authorization,” according to FBI documents released two years…
Atty. Gen. Holder Says DNA Evidence Can Free the Wrongfully Charged: Disagrees with Supreme Crt. Ruling
The Supreme Court decision seemed to fly in the face of logic. Why wouldn’t an inmate be entitled to a scientific test to assure that everything was done beyond a reasonable doubt? Even if it frees 1 in 1,000 inmates or 1 in 10,000, that should be reason enough to give inmates the right to…
Throw Them to the Dogs: Couple Pleads Guilty to Selling Tainted Pet Food That May Have Killed Thousands of Cats and Dogs
There’s little sympathy for people who harm dogs and cats. And clearly, some people believe this couple is deserving of nothing more than dog or cat food. By Heather Hollingsworth Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Las Vegas-based company and its owners have pleaded guilty to distributing a tainted ingredient used to make pet…
Sen. Roland Burris Dodges Bullet: State Prosecutor Won’t File Perjury Charges
Well, he dodged one bullet. But will he remain in the Senate? Who knows. This guy has had a rocky road to Capitol Hill. By Lynn Sweet Chicago Sun-Times Roland Burris will not be charged with perjury, Downstate prosecutor says Sangamon County State’s Attorney John Schmidt declined to press perjury charges against U.S. Sen. Roland…
Ala. U.S. Atty. Alice Martin Resigns Amid Criticism
By Brian Schott ticklethewire.com U.S. Atty. Alice Martin of Alabama, whose involvement in the prosecution of ex-Gov. Donald Siegelman has raised concerns of late, is resigning. Martin, the U.S. Attorney for Northern Alabama, announced her decision Friday in a letter to Atty. Gen. Eric Holder, which was posted on the Department of Justice’s website. She…