By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Thanksgiving at the Gotti home may be filled with a little more laughter than at the homes of the New York prosecutors and FBI agents who worked his case. That’s because the odds of a mistrial for John Gotti Jr. are improving by the day. On Tuesday, for the second time…
It’s hard to get all teary eyed and nostalgic about the FBI’s Most Wanted Fugitives list, but you have to admit the list looked pretty cool hanging on the post office walls. It brought a little excitement to a place that is anything but exciting. By Lee Hill Kavanaugh The Kansas City Star For decades,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — When Kentucky Census Bureau worker William E. Sparkman was found dead in September — with the word “FED” scrawled on his chest — everyone assumed the obvious: He was murdered. Not so, state and federal investigators said Tuesday. The Washington Post reported that authorities believe Sparkman committed suicide. He…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It looks like cyber-bully mom Lori Drew has a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. The Los Angeles U.S. Attorney’s Office has filed notice in court that it does not plan to pursue an appeal in her case. She was charged with computer fraud and Abuse Act after she created…
BY GERARDO REYES Miami Herald MIAMI — Luis Angel Ortiz was being driven to a party in Medellín when the car came to a halt and a man in the back seat put a gun to his head. Time to pay up, Ortiz was told. The threat came from the chief of a Medellín drug…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A suburban Chicago business man, who was charged with assaulting an FBI agent, has decided to stop gambling on his fate. John Esposito, a Franklin Park businessman, agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor after a jury failed to reach a verdict on Monday on felony charges, the Chicago Tribune reported….
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — An Assistant U.S. Attorney told a judge on Monday that he planned to file more charges against the suspect in the murder of intern Chandra Levy, the Washington Post reported. But the assistant U.S. Attorney Fernando Campoamor did not specify in D.C. Superior Court what the new charges would…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The FBI’s Baltimore office is now officially named after FBI Agent Sam Hicks, who was killed last year while serving an arrest warrant in the Pittsburgh area. The name change came during a ceremony held on Monday, which was attended by his wife and three-year-old son, according to media…
