By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON – The FBI wants to capture Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger badly. Correction. Make that very badly. On Tuesday, the agency took things up a notch and invited the foreign press in Washington for a briefing on Bulger, 79, who’s wanted for a host of crimes including 19-counts of murder….
People expect big things from New York. The police department’s counterterrorism unit doesn’t disappoint with it’s global reach. By Christopher Dickey Newsweek In sweltering Mumbai last November, two days after the terrorist rampage that killed or wounded more than 500 people, some odd figures joined the alphabet soup of agencies investigating the atrocity-three New York…
The NASA scientist caught a lucky break getting 5 years of probation. He remains on a paid leave while the agency reviews the case. The Baltimore City Paper raises some interesting questions about the case in this report. By Van Smith Baltimore City Paper Alfred B. Schultz told City Paper in early January, after he…
That such a product so beloved by Americans could become a symbol of death is unthinkable. The FBI is now working the case. By JIM DRINKARD Associated Press WASHINGTON – Federal agents on Monday raided a Georgia peanut processing plant linked to the nationwide salmonella outbreak that has prompted one of the largest product recalls…
The shooting stunned the neighborhood in Northeast Philly. By CBS3.com PHILADELPHIA — A FBI agent fatally shot a man during an undercover investigation in Northeast Philadelphia Monday afternoon. The shooting happened in the 900 block of Borbeck Avenue in the city’s Fox Chase section at about 3:00 p.m. According to reports, the FBI and the…
The charges come as the feds continue to look into Roger Clemens and his use of performance-enhancing drugs. Tejada, who now plays for the Houston Astros, is expected to plead guilty. By Del Quentin Wilber and Dave Sheinin Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Former Baltimore Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada was charged today with lying…
The real question is: Are the feds focusing in on Rep. John Murtha, the influential pol from Pennsylvania? By Emma Schwartz and Justin Rood ABC News The FBI raided the offices of a defense lobbying firm with close ties to Democratic Rep. John Murtha (Penn.), sources tell ABC News. PMA Group The FBI searched the…
The Securities Exchange Commission has been shamed by the Bernie Madoff case. Lots of changes need to be made so this can’t happen again. Here’s one big one. By KARA SCANNELL The Wall Street Journal Former federal prosecutor Robert Khuzami will be named the new head of enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission as…
